Background:
Uterine fibroid is the most common benign gynecological tumor in women of childbearing age and is common in our context. It can be discovered incidentally or by metrorrhagia.
Objective:
To study the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of uterine fibroids operated in the gynaecology and obstetrics department of the CHU-T.
Patients and Method
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study including all patients operated on for uterine fibromyoma in the gynaecology-obstetrics department. The collection mode was retrospective, over a 5-year period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021 in the mother-child department of the CHU-T. Data entry and analysis were carried out on a microcomputer using Epi info 7.2.5 software. Results: We collected 109 cases of uterine fibroids which represented 42.5% of the surgical activities of the gynaecology department. The average age of the patients was 38.9 years ± 7.8. Married women represented 77.1%. Salaried women accounted for 65.1%. The main reasons
for consultation were uterine haemorrhage (53.1%), pelvic pain (40.4%) and hypofertility (31.2%). Ultrasound was performed in all patients to help map the fibroid nuclei. The main indication for surgery was haemorrhagic myoma
(43.1%). The surgical treatment was conservative (myomectomy) in 58.7% of cases and radical (hysterectomy) in 27.4% of cases. The most frequent post-operative complication was vulvar haemorrhage and the average hospital stay was 4 days ± 1.4. Anatomical pathological examination of the surgical excision specimen carried out on 30 operated patients concluded that uterine leiomyoma was diagnosed in 100% of cases.
Conclusion: Patient education for early detection, universal health insurance and cost subsidies could im-
prove the management of this condition.

Uterine Fibromyoma, Surgical Treatment, CHU-Tengandogo, Burkina Faso