Temporary Clipping of the Uterine Arteries During Laparoscopic Myomectomy

Reduction of Intraoperative Blood Loss During Laparoscopic Myomectomy by Temporary Clipping of the Uterine Arteries

The aim is to verify, whether intraoperative temporary clipping of the uterine vessels with vascular clips can reduce blood loss significantly.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients are eligible for the study when between 18 and 50 years of age,
• diagnosed with either symptomatic or asymptomatic leiomyomata, and with desire to keep the uterus, and whose leiomyomata had a minimal combined diameter of ≥ 4 cm.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with severe accompanying medical problems, or
• with psychiatric illnesses, which jeopardize the participation, or
• undergoing treatment affecting coagulation and/or hematopoiesis, and
• patients with suspected malignancy.