Feasibility and long-term efficacy of hysteroscopic myomectomy for myomas with intramural development by the use of non-electrical “cold” loops

Table 2 Surgical outcomes of the whole study group (159 patients) and related to submucous myomas grading (G) and to myoma mean diameter (d)

	Study group	G1	G2	p	d < 3.0 cm	d ≥ 3.0 cm	p
Patients, no.	159	73	86	–	119	40	–
Procedures, no.	169	76	93	–	123	46	–
Operating time (min) (median – IR)	35 (20–50)	30 (20–50)	45 (25–50)	0.19	30 (20–50)	50 (37–85)	0.0001
Fluid deficit (ml) (median – IR)	150 (90–500)	120 (70–400)	200 (100–570)	0.06	100 (80–300)	400 (225–700)	0.0001
Complications, no. (%)	10 (6)	3 (4)^a	7 (8)^b	0.3	4 (3)^c	6 (15)^d	0.008
Complete resection at first procedure, no. (%)	140 (88)	67 (92)	73 (85)	0.18	116 (96)	24 (60)	0.0001

IR interquartile range, G1 grade 1, G2 grade 2
^aTwo fluid deficit >1,500 ml, one perioperative haemorrhage
^bThree perioperative haemorrhage, one uterine perforation, three fluid deficit >1,500 ml
^cTwo fluid deficit >1,500 ml, one uterine perforation, one perioperative haemorrhage
^dThree perioperative haemorrhage, three fluid deficit >1,500 ml