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Sonova M.M.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Russian University of Medicine» of the Ministry of Health of Russia;
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the city of Moscow «City Clinical Hospital No. 24 of the Department of Health of the city of Moscow»;
Olimp Clinic Mars

Karapetyan E.A.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Russian University of Medicine» of the Ministry of Health of Russia;
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the city of Moscow «City Clinical Hospital No. 24 of the Department of Health of the city of Moscow»

Uchevatkin A.A.

Olimp Clinic Mars

Gololobov G.Yu.

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the city of Moscow «City Clinical Hospital No. 24 of the Department of Health of the city of Moscow»;
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)

Erin S.A.

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the city of Moscow «City Clinical Hospital No. 24 of the Department of Health of the city of Moscow»

Ovchinnikova U.R.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)

Atypical location of uterine fibroids: a view of an unusual clinical case through the lens of diagnostics and surgery

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Sonova M.M., Karapetyan E.A., Uchevatkin A.A., Gololobov G.Yu., Erin S.A., Ovchinnikova U.R.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2026;32(1): 86‑91

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To cite this article:

Sonova MM, Karapetyan EA, Uchevatkin AA, Gololobov GYu, Erin SA, Ovchinnikova UR. Atypical location of uterine fibroids: a view of an unusual clinical case through the lens of diagnostics and surgery. Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2026;32(1):86‑91. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/repro20263201186

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