Effectiveness of autocrosslinked hyaluronic acid gel after laparoscopic myomectomy in infertile patients: a prospective, randomized, controlled study

Abstract

Objective To assess the efficacy of autocrosslinked hyaluronic gel in postsurgical adhesion prevention after laparoscopic myomectomy. Design Prospective, randomized, controlled study. Setting University of Naples “Federico II”. Patient(s) Thirty-six infertile women with symptomatic myomas were randomly divided into two groups of 18 patients each. Intervention(s) Laparoscopic myomectomy with subserous sutures or interrupted figure 8 sutures, with (group A) or without (group B) application of autocrosslinked hyaluronic acid (HA) gel. Main outcome measure(s) Rate of postsurgical adhesions at 60–90 days of follow-up. Result(s) The rate of subjects who developed postoperative adhesions was significantly lower in group A in comparison with group B (27.8% vs. 77.8%). In both groups, the rate of adhesions was significantly higher in patients treated with interrupted figure 8 sutures than with subserous sutures. Conclusion(s) Autocrosslinked HA gel is a promising resorbable agent barrier for the reduction of postoperative adhesions after laparoscopic myomectomy. Moreover, the type of suture is a factor influencing the postsurgical adhesion formation.