Laparoscopic myomectomy using endoscopic loops under progressive tension

Table 1 Results of laparoscopic myomectomy with endoscopic loops under progressive tension depending on fibroid type

	Subserosal/Intramural^a		Pedunculated with a broad stalk	Infraligamentary
	>50% intramural	<50% intramural	Pedunculated with a broad stalk	Infraligamentary
Number of cases	11	17	5	1
Fibroids/patient^b	1.4 ± 0.51	1.5 ± 0.51	1 ± 0	1
Largest fibroid^b, mm	54.09 ± 27.09	63.23 ± 22.00	74 ± 26.07	50
Operative time^b, min	119.22 ± 62.92	95.88 ± 32.98	79.4 ± 24.54	100
Traditional suture (cases)	4 (36.36%)	2 (11.76%)	0	0
Hospital stay^b, days	2.2 ± 1.75	1.7 ± 0.8	2 ± 1.73	1
Complications^c	1	1	0	0
Hemorrhage from fibroid bed	0	0	0	0

In case of multiple fibroids, the characteristic of the fibroid with the largest intramural part were taken into account
^aAccording to the presence/absence of at least one fibroid with an intramural component >50%
^bValues are mean ± standard deviation
^cSee text