Doctors at Hai Duong Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital have just successfully performed a special surgery, cutting off a uterine fibroid tumor weighing up to 3.2 kg - equivalent to the weight of a monthly baby.
The patient was a 37-year-old woman admitted to the hospital with an abnormally large belly, feeling heavy and uncomfortable for a long time, clearly affecting daily activities. Through examination and imaging diagnosis, doctors determined that the patient had a very large uterine fibroid tumor, located deep in the abdomen.
If not treated promptly, the tumor is at risk of compressing surrounding organs and causing serious bleeding during surgery.
The hospital's surgical team coordinated smoothly with the anesthesiologist to resuscitate and safely remove the tumor. Notably, the patient was given a post-operative pain relief method within 24 hours, thanks to which his health recovered well: alert, painless, stable after surgery and is currently being monitored in the post-operative area.
Uterine fibroids are a benign gynecological disease, quite common in women of reproductive age. However, when the tumor grows in large size without being detected and treated promptly, it can lead to dangerous complications and reduce the quality of life of the patient.
Hai Duong Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital recommends that women should have regular gynecological examinations to detect abnormalities early, especially in cases with symptoms such as irregular menstruation, abnormally large abdomen, prolonged abdominal heaviness...
