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Autoamputation of a pedunculated, subserosal uterine leiomyoma presenting as a giant peritoneal loose body

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Peritoneal loose bodies (PLBs) are defined as fibrotic or calcified-free bodies within the peritoneal cavity; they commonly autoamputate from appendices epiploicae that have undergone torsion. Pedunculated, subserosal uterine leiomyomas (PSULs) are subserosal uterine leiomyomas connected to the uterus via a pedicle. In the present report, we describe the case of a PLB that originated from the autoamputation of a PSUL, confirmed based on histological evidence consistent with a uterine leiomyoma and the laparoscopic findings of a broken pedicle. This case clearly demonstrates the potential for a uterine leiomyoma to be the source of a PLB. Our findings contribute to the understanding of the etiological relationship between PLBs and uterine leiomyomas.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan

    Izumi Suganuma, Taisuke Mori & Jo Kitawaki

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kusatsu General Hospital, 1660 Yabase-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8585, Japan

    Tokuei Takahara, Hiroko Torii, Masanori Fujishiro, Tomohisa Kihira, Yuko Urabe & Mamoru Urabe

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Suganuma, I., Mori, T., Takahara, T. et al. Autoamputation of a pedunculated, subserosal uterine leiomyoma presenting as a giant peritoneal loose body. Arch Gynecol Obstet 291, 951–953 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-014-3580-2

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