CLINICAL FEATURES AND DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING THE SELECTION OF SURGICAL APPROACHES FOR UTERINE FIBROID ENUCLEATION AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Văn Thắng Nguyễn, Minh Hưng Đào, Anh Đức Đoàn, Hữu Hoàng Minh Nguyễn

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Objective: Description of clinical features and determinants influencing the selection of surgical approaches for uterine fibroid enucleation at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 292 patients undergoing myomectomy at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Results: The mean age of patients was 37.3 ± 6.2 years. The most common symptom was abnormal uterine bleeding (50%), followed by abdominal distension (27.7%). The majority had a single fibroid (80.1%), with tumors measuring 61–80 mm being the most frequent (31.5%). Open myomectomy accounted for 58.9%. Multivariate analysis showed that patients with preoperative Hb <120 g/L (OR = 0.50; 95%CI: 0.27–0.94; p = 0.030) and fibroid size ≥81 mm (OR = 0.34; 95%CI: 0.14–0.83; p = 0.018) were more likely to undergo open surgery, whereas fibroid size ≤40 mm strongly predicted hysteroscopic myomectomy (OR = 15.58; 95%CI: 2.28–106.2; p = 0.005). The mean operative time was 61.4 ± 21.6 minutes, with laparoscopic surgery being the longest and hysteroscopic surgery the shortest (p < 0.001). The average hospital stay was 4.6 ± 1.05 days, with longer stays observed in the open group (p < 0.05). Intraoperative transfusion was most frequent in open myomectomy (21.5%) and lowest in laparoscopy (7.4%) (p = 0.024). Postoperative complications were rare and did not differ significantly between groups. Conclusions: Myomectomy at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology is safe and effective, with a low complication rate and improvement of preoperative anemia. Expanding the indications for minimally invasive surgery and optimizing preoperative management may further improve treatment outcomes.

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