Objective: One aim of this article is to present 2 cases of parasitic myomas and 2 cases of leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) after laparoscopic surgery with electrical morcellation. Other aims include reporting the current authors' incidence and reviewing the literature briefly. Cases: In these 4 cases, an electric tissue morcellator was used for myoma removal without any containment technique. All cases were symptomatic and 1 of them also presented with a 3-cm endometrioma nodule in the port site where the morcellator had been introduced in a previous surgery. All of the patients were young (< 40 years). No case of an unsuspected uterine sarcoma was seen. Results: The final histopathology was benign in all cases. Currently, all patients are asymptomatic. Conclusions: Laparoscopic morcellation of myomas without containment techniques is associated with an increased risk of parasitic myomas or LPD, mainly in reproductive-age women. Techniques for contained morcellation of the uterine tissue should be performed in an attempt to prevent this complication. ( J GYNECOL SURG 2017:1)
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