_OBJECTIVE:_Was to compare bilateral uterine artery ligation (ascending branches) with classic tourniquet before abdominal myomectomy. _METHODS_: _METHODS_: A prospective randomized controlled study. Thirty patients were recruited with symptomatic myomas ≥20 wks pregnant size. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups. Group A (15 patients) subjected to uterine artery ligation, and group B (15 patients) subjected to classic tourniquet before myomectomy. ... إقراء المزيد