This study compared uterine wound healing after robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy (RM) and laparoscopic myomectomy (LM). Ultrasound was used to evaluate the scar repair of uterine wounds at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. Ninety-three RM and 110 LM patients were enrolled. More myomas excised using RM were type 1∼type 3(51.1%) and more myomas excised using LM were type 4∼type 6(54.2%),  < .001. Both groups had myomas of similar size (RM vs. LM, 9.0 vs. 8.4 cm,  = .115) and weight (RM vs. LM, 322 vs. 274 g,  = .102). The mean myoma number was significantly larger in RM patients than LM patients (RM vs. LM, 3.3 vs. 1.8,  < .001). Significantly more patients were found to have haematomas in the LM than the RM group (RM vs. LM, 0 vs. 6,  = .032); two in type 3, two in type 4 and two in type 8 myomas. Four small haematomas spontaneously resolved at the 3rd month, and a large one resolved at the 9th month postoperatively. One haematoma caused pelvic infection and a 7-cm peritoneal inclusion cyst during sonographic follow up. RM resulted in fewer postoperative haematomas and may result in superior uterine repair relative to LM after excision of symptomatic type 3, type 4 and type 8 myomas. RM is suggested for these patients, especially those considering future pregnancy.IMPACT STATEMENT Reconstructive suturing and uterine wound healing are the main challenges when performing laparoscopic myomectomy (LM), and spontaneous uterine rupture during pregnancy following LM has been reported because of its limitations in multilayer closure of the myoma bed. Robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy (RM) has improved visualisation and EndoWrist movements resulted in adequate multilayered suturing, which may overcome the technical limitations of reconstructive suturing in conventional LM. We evaluated postoperative uterine scarring after RM and LM using ultrasound and found RM resulted in fewer postoperative haematomas, which result in superior uterine wound repair, relative to LM after excision of symptomatic type 3, type 4 and type 8 myomas. RM is suggested for symptomatic type 3, type 4 and type 8 myomas because of superior uterine wound repair, especially those considering future pregnancy.

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