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Vaginal wall fibroid

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Localization of leiomyomas in the vaginal wall is very rare. We report about a case of a vaginal leiomyoma in the anterior vaginal wall, preoperatively identified with sonography and CT. Surgical enucleation was performed. Surgical removal in these cases is safe and usually with minimal bleeding.

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  1. 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 8, Agias Theodoras Street, 546 23, Thessaloniki, Greece

    T. D. Theodoridis, L. Zepiridis, K. N. Chatzigeorgiou, A. Papanicolaou & J. N. Bontis

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Theodoridis, T.D., Zepiridis, L., Chatzigeorgiou, K.N. et al. Vaginal wall fibroid. Arch Gynecol Obstet 278, 281–282 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0576-9

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