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. 2023 Jun;130(7):823-831.
doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17412. Epub 2023 Feb 15.

Uterine-preserving treatments or hysterectomy reintervention after myomectomy or uterine artery embolisation: A retrospective cohort study of long-term outcomes

Alison Amoah  1 , Stephen D Quinn  1
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Uterine-preserving treatments or hysterectomy reintervention after myomectomy or uterine artery embolisation: A retrospective cohort study of long-term outcomes

Alison Amoah et al. BJOG. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To assess comparative rates of further uterine-preserving procedures (UPP) or hysterectomy reintervention, after myomectomy or uterine artery embolisation (UAE).

Design: Population-based, retrospective cohort study.

Setting: England.

Population: Women who underwent myomectomy or UAE between 2010 and 2015 under the NHS.

Methods: Data was abstracted from NHS Health Episode Statistics datasets. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using Cox proportional-hazards regression.

Main outcomes measures: 30-day readmission, UPP and hysterectomy reintervention rates.

Results: 9443 and 6224 women underwent elective myomectomy or UAE, respectively. After 118 136 total person-years of follow-up, the rate of hysterectomy was 8.34 and 20.98 per 1000 patient years for myomectomy or UAE, respectively. There was a 2.4-fold increased risk of undergoing hysterectomy after UAE when compared with myomectomy in adjusted models (HR 2.38 [95% CI 2.10-2.66]) [adjusted for age, ethnicity, multiple deprivation index, geographical region and comorbidities]. The HR for undergoing a UPP reintervention was 1.44 (95% CI 1.29-1.60) in favour of myomectomy. The rate of hysterectomy was increased 22% following UAE compared with laparoscopic myomectomy (0.97-1.52). Age may influence reintervention rates, and there was variation in hysterectomy risk when stratified by geographical region.

Conclusions: After a median of 7 years of follow-up, there is a 2.4-fold increased rate of hysterectomy and 44% increased risk of UPPs as reintervention after UAE, relative to myomectomy. These findings will aid pre-procedure counselling for women with fibroids. Future work should investigate the effect of other outcome modifiers, such as fertility intentions and fibroid anatomical characteristics.

Keywords: fibroids; leiomyomas; myomectomy; uterine artery embolisation.

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