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Laparoscopic myomectomy is an alternative to the abdominal approach, with fewer complications, shorter hospital stay, and less disability [1, 2]. The laparoscopic route for performing myomectomy has been proven feasible in numerous studies. With the advent of better insufflators, light sources, cameras, improvement in suturing instrumentation and techniques, as well as the availability of electronic morcellators, the rate of laparoscopic myomectomy has increased in the past decade after being limited by the technical and surgical skill challenges it presented.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, NY, USA

    Radu Apostol DO & Mohamad Mahmoud MD

  2. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

    Farr Nezhat MD, Prof, FACOG, FACS

  3. Division and Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Robotics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt, New York, USA

    Farr Nezhat MD, Prof, FACOG, FACS

  4. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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  5. Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA

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Apostol, R., Mahmoud, M., Nezhat, F. (2015). Laparoscopic Myomectomy. In: Tinelli, A., Malvasi, A. (eds) Uterine Myoma, Myomectomy and Minimally Invasive Treatments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10305-1_11

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