Table 1.
UUSs diagnosed during hysterectomy and myomectomy performed for uterine fibroids
| Laparoscopy
|
Laparotomy
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hysterectomy | Myomectomy | Hysterectomy | Myomectomy | ||
| Number of UUSs | 2 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 48 |
| Number without UUSs | 521 | 1,265 | 4,215 | 4,199 | 10,200 |
| Total | 523 | 1,269 | 4,250 | 4,206 | 10,248 |
| Ratio of UUSs (%) | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.82 | 0.17 | 0.47 |
Notes: No statistical difference (P=0.833) in the incidence of UUSs diagnosed during transabdominal hysterectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy, and no statistical difference (P=0.238) between transabdominal myomectomy and laparoscopic myomectomy.
Abbreviation: UUSs, unexpected uterine sarcomas.