Table 1.
The general characteristics of the patients
| Laparoscopy (n=3005), n (%) | Laparotomy (n=1108), n (%) | P | Uterus-sparing myomectomy (n=1559), n (%) | Hysterectomy (n=2554), n (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years olds) | ||||||
| Onset age | 35±1.63 | 35±1.29 | 0.792 | 35±1.43 | 35±1.70 | 0.779 |
| Surgical age | 45±1.32 | 46±2.30 | 0.075 | 44±2.55 | 47±2.78 | 0.008 |
| Symptoms | ||||||
| AUB | 992 (33.0) | 332 (29.7) | 0.954 | 492 (31.6) | 832 (32.6) | 0.912 |
| Pelvic pressure | 1200 (39.9) | 527 (47.6) | 0.080 | 648 (41.6) | 1079 (42.2) | 0.858 |
| Dysmenorrhea | 940 (31.3) | 368 (33.2) | 0.878 | 489 (31.4) | 819 (32.1) | 0.945 |
| Urinary incontinence | 832 (27.7) | 325 (29.3) | 0.554 | 471 (30.2) | 686 (26.9) | 0.790 |
| Infertility/subfertility | 78 (2.60) | 25 (2.26) | 0.958 | 103 (6.61) | 0 | / |
| Parity | 1.68±0.83 | 1.90±0.74 | 0.437 | 1.40±0.70 | 1.69±0.70 | 0.320 |
| Myomas | ||||||
| Single myoma | 1560 (51.9) | 558 (50.4) | 0.781 | 927 (59.5) | 1065 (41.7) | 0.635 |
| Multi-myomas | 1445 (48.1) | 550 (49.6) | / | 632 (40.5) | 1489 (58.3) | / |
| Diameter | 7.33±1.56 | 6.70±1.34 | 0.251 | 7.10±1.20 | 6.63±1.31 | 0.362 |
Laparoscopy includes CISH, LM, LAM, and LAVH, Laparotomy includes TAH, SAH, AM, and AAM. Uterus-sparing myomectomy means LM, LAM, AM and AAM, Hysterectomy means CISH, LAVH, TAH, and SAH. CISH: Classic intrafascial supracervical hysterectomy, LAM: Laparoscopic assisted myomectomy, LM: Laparoscopic myomectomy, TAH: Total abdominal hysterectomy, SAH: Subtotal abdominal hysterectomy, AM: Abdominal myomectomy, AAM: Abdominal uterine artery occlusion combined with myomectomy