TY - JOUR T1 - Postmyomectomic Uterine Rupture Despite Cesarean Section JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 1011 LP - 1013 VL - 36 IS - 3 AU - JOANNA KACPERCZYK AU - PAWEĊ BARTNIK AU - EWA ROMEJKO-WOLNIEWICZ AU - AGNIESZKA DOBROWOLSKA-REDO Y1 - 2016/03/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/36/3/1011.abstract N2 - Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus. Fibroids can develop anywhere within the muscular wall. Leiomyomas may be associated with infertility. Laparoscopic myomectomy is often used to remove symptomatic intramural or subserosal fibroids. Advantages of the procedure include short recovery time and minimal perioperative morbidity. At the same time, the multilayer suture technique is more complicated during laparoscopy. A rare but serious complication of laparoscopic myomectomies is uterine rupture. A brief review of the literature and a clinical example of a 33-year-old woman with history of infertility, laparoscopic myomectomies and uterine rupture followed by peripartum hemorrhage is presented. The treatment of leiomyomas is a challenge not only because of possible recurrence but also due to long-term consequences following successful myomectomy. Management of patients with uterine scars should include careful planning of the route of delivery, as the risk of rupture may be increased. ER -