| LM VS OM | Seracchioli et al. 2000 [13] | Holzer et al. 2006 [14] |
| Total no. of patients | 131 (66 versus 65) | 40 (19 versus 21) |
| Age (years) | 34.00 ± 4.11 vs 33.97 ± 4.79 | 40 (31 - 45) vs 40 (28 - 49) |
| Total no. of fibroids | 2.94 ± 1.53 vs 2.75 ± 1.98 | 2 (1 - 4) vs 3 (1 - 7) |
| Diameter of the largest fibroids (cm) | 7.07 ± 2.54 vs 7.47 ± 2.60 | 7 (4 - 10) vs 5 (3 - 11) |
| Length of surgery (min) | 100.23 ± 38.34 vs 88.85 ± 26.91 | 99 ± 37 vs 68 ± 22 |
| Hemoglobin drop (gm/dl) | 1.33 ± 1.23 vs 2.17 ± 1.57 |
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| Complications | Fever: 1/20 vs 1/20 | None |
| Length of hospital stay | 75.61 ± 37.09 vs 142.80 ± 34.60 | None |
| Postoperative pain assessed by visual analog scale | None | 2.28 ± 1.38 vs 4.30 ± 1.63 Mean overall VAS-score at 24 h, 48 h, 72 h postoperatively |