Uterine fibroids in pregnancy

the role of ultrasound in diagnosis and monitoring of pregnant women

Authors

  • Rejane Maria Ferlin Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
  • Denise Mós Vaz-Oliani Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)
  • Antonio Hélio Oliani Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)
  • João Francisco Jordão Escola de Ultrassonografia e Reciclagem Médica de Ribeirão Preto (EURP)
  • Francisco Mauad Filho Escola de Ultrassonografia e Reciclagem Médica de Ribeirão Preto (EURP)
  • Adilson Cunha Ferreira Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP); Escola de Ultrassonografia e Reciclagem Médica de Ribeirão Preto (EURP); Universidade de Melbourne

Keywords:

uterine fibroids, uterine fibroids in pregnancy, ultrasound

Abstract

The aim of this review is to highlight the contribution of ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of uterine fibroids during pregnancy and its outcome during pregnancy and the postpartum period. We included the major studies published between 2004 and 2012, surveyed in the Pubmed and Lilacs, and that can be incorporated into evidence levels A and B, according to the precepts of the Brazilian Medical Association. The review concludes that the US guides the management and prognosis of patients with uterine fibroids during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and may decisively influence in preventing complications.

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Published

2014-03-01

How to Cite

1.
Ferlin RM, Vaz-Oliani DM, Oliani AH, Jordão JF, Mauad Filho F, Ferreira AC. Uterine fibroids in pregnancy: the role of ultrasound in diagnosis and monitoring of pregnant women. RBUS [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 18];(16):30-4. Available from: https://revistarbus.sbus.org.br/rbus/article/view/77

Issue

No. 16 (2014): Revista Brasileira de Ultrassonografia

Section

Review Articles