Spontaneous rupture of a degenerated leiomyoma causing peritonitis and ileus during pregnancy: A case report

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Acute abdomen caused by spontaneous rupture of degenerative hysteromyoma during pregnancy: A case report

“…The condition may be delayed due to delayed surgeries, causing adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. For the choice of surgical methods, although there is some previous literature reporting that open exploration and successful myomectomy have been carried out during pregnancy, after which the patients have delivered at full term with good maternal and fetal outcomes achieved[ 5 , 11 ], myomectomy during pregnancy leads to a greater risk of postoperative fetal loss and uncontrolled bleeding after hysterectomy. Conservative treatments and careful myomectomy during pregnancy are generally recommended in the medical literature[ 12 ].…”