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NCT Number: NCT07365969

Risk of Hysterectomy at Time of Myomectomy

Uterine fibroids are the commonest tumor affecting the female reproductive tract and many instances they are asymptomatic but in some women there does appear to be an association with heavy menstrual blood loss and possibly subfertility. Classically, treatment has been surgical with hysterectomy the most common approach for women who have completed their fertility and myomectomy for those who wish to conceive. The surgery can be carried out laparoscopically, vaginally and abdominally. The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk of hysterectomy at the time of myomectomy, and the associated 30-day postoperative morbidity.

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Key information

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

Cairo, 11591, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Women planned for abdominal myomectomy in the previous 4 years.
  • Availability of complete medical records for pre-, intra- and post-operative data.

Exclusion criteria

  • Missing or lacking information in the patients records like preoperative assessment of the fibroid uterus.
  • Absence of operative notes and relevant data in the medical files.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of hysterectomy at time of myomectomy.

    Time frame: Jan 2020- Dec 2024

Secondary outcomes

  1. Characteristics of the Myomas who required hysterectomy

    Time frame: Jan 2020- Dec 2024

    number, site, size, Figo staging

  2. Intraoperative complications

    Time frame: Jan 2020- Dec 2024

    Anesthesia complication, organ injury, blood transfusion.

  3. Postoperative complications

    Time frame: Jan 2020- Dec 2024

    Anemia, hemorrhage, fever, wound infection, wound hematoma

  4. Duration of hospital stay

    Time frame: Jan 2020- Dec 2024

    in days

  5. Reoperation

    Time frame: Jan 2020- Dec 2024

    within 5 days of surgery

  6. Readmission after discharge from the hospital

    Time frame: Jan 2020- Dec 2024

    within 14 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ain Shams University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Risk of Hysterectomy at Time of Myomectomy at Ain Shams University Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 26, 2026
Registry last updated
Jan 30, 2026

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