Abstract
To compare morbidity of robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy versus those performed by laparotomy. It reports a monocentric retrospective case matched analysis enrolling 22 patients (six laparotomic and 16 robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomies), needing a surgical treatment for at least one myoma oversizing 6cm. Both patient groups were comparable regarding their age, their weight and myoma's size. There were more complications in the laparotomy group in comparison with the robotic group (66.7%, versus 0%; P=0.002). Average intraoperative blood losses were respectively 397±377mL versus 387±349mL (P=0.71) and length of stay 7.2±0.8 days versus 3.9±2.8 days (P<0.001). None of the robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy needed any conversion to laparotomy. Robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy seems to be feasible for heavy fibroids, with a lower morbidity in comparison with laparotomy. These results must be confirmed by several wider prospective studies.
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