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Laparoscopic myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas. These frequent noncancerous tumors appear in the uterus, usually during the fertile years, although they may appear at any age, myomectomy leaves the uterus intact and therefore is the preferred treatment for eliminating fibroids in women seeking children .