TY - JOUR T1 - Uterine fibromyomata: presentation and management in northern Nigeria. A1 - Emembolu,J O, PY - 1987/10/1/pubmed PY - 1987/10/1/medline PY - 1987/10/1/entrez SP - 413 EP - 6 JF - International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics JO - Int J Gynaecol Obstet VL - 25 IS - 5 N2 - A study of uterine fibromyomata at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria indicates that the condition occurs in 7.8% of new gynecology cases. Infertility 87.2%, menstrual disturbance 70.4%, in association with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease 43.4%, anemia 25.0% and hypertension 25.5% were the commonest presentations. Total abdominal hysterectomy was commonly performed due to the high rate of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Post-operative morbidity was due to pyrexia in 28.6%, hemorrhage in 7.1% and wound infection in 6.6% of the series. SN - 0020-7292 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/2889637/Uterine_fibromyomata:_presentation_and_management_in_northern_Nigeria_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -