A large study has confirmed that minimally invasive myomectomy, although taking longer than abdominal surgery for intrauterine fibroids, generally gives fewer complications.

The US researchers from George Washington University retrospectively analysed outcomes of more than 11,700 myomectomies performed across the country between 2005 and 2016.

The key findings were:

The analysis used data recorded in a quality improvement database maintained by the American College of Surgeons.