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Uterine Myoma, Myomectomy and Minimally Invasive Treatments pp 237–252Cite as

Cesarean Myomectomy

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Uterine fibroids or myomas are the most common pelvic tumors in women. Their occurrence in the reproductive age group is 25–40 % [1].

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Author thank to Dr. Radmila Sparic, from Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, for her assistance in the editing of the chapter.

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    Antonio Malvasi MD

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    Andrea Tinelli MD

  4. International Translational Medicine and Biomodelling Research Group, Department of Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Moscow Region, Russia

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Malvasi, A., Stark, M., Tinelli, A. (2015). Cesarean 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_16

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