Case Report: A giant uterine leiomyoma with pseudo-Meigs syndrome combined with a triad of umbilical hernia-prolapse-thrombosis

Yunfei Wang
This report describes a rare and complex case in which a patient, due to personal beliefs, persistently refused surgery, allowing a uterine leiomyoma to grow to 27.5 × 19.1 × 23.1 cm. This led to a series of life-threatening complications, including pseudo-Meigs syndrome (PMS) with massive pleural and ascitic effusions, 90% atelectasis of the right lung, left lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), an umbilical hernia, and severe pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Through mu