Successful multiple-step management of intravenous leiomyomatosis diagnosed after episode of acute abdominal pain: Case report and review of literature

Successful multiple-step management of intravenous leiomyomatosis diagnosed after episode of acute abdominal pain: Case report and review of literature

Highlights • Intravenous leiomyomatosis could be defined as the extrauterine extension of smooth-muscle cells. • IVL causes systematic complications and is characterized by increased possibility of recurrence. • Diagnosis is an issue of high clinical difficulty. • Surgical resection of IVL either in...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of surgery case reports 2015-01, Vol.14, p.176-178
Hauptverfasser: Efthimiadis, Christoforos, Petousis, Stamatios, Grigoriou, Marios, Ioannidis, Aristeidis, Tzouveleki, Ioanna, Margioula-Siarkou, Chrysoula, Kalogiannidis, Ioannis
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Sprache:eng
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Abdominal pain
Benign
Case Report
Fertility preservation
Intravenous Leiomyomatosis
Laparotomy
Myoma
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Intravenous leiomyomatosis could be defined as the extrauterine extension of smooth-muscle cells. • IVL causes systematic complications and is characterized by increased possibility of recurrence. • Diagnosis is an issue of high clinical difficulty. • Surgical resection of IVL either in one or in multiple-step strategy remains the optimal approach.
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.08.003