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Outline of the uterus and the uterine fibroid before surgery.
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Elective caesarean section was carried out under spinal anaesthesia at 35 weeks of gestation.  Figure 1 shows the outline of the uterus and the uterine fibroid before the commencement of the operation, with the uterus deviated to the right flank and the fibroid located centrally.
Relationship of the fibroid to the uterus.
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The uterus was then exteriorized, and the relationship of the fibroid to the uterus is as shown in Figure 2.
Removed fibroid nodule.
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The fibroid nodule as seen in Figure 3 showed areas of cystic degeneration and weighed 9.5 kg.