Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7703761 | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis (DUL) is a rare and unique type of uterine leiomyoma which affects women of reproductive age. While treatments like medication, uterine artery embolization (UAE) and hysteroscopic myomectomy show some effectiveness, hysterectomy is currently the only known treatment capable of eliminating the symptoms of this disease. This case report demonstrates that high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation may offer these patients a new treatment strategy that could control the symptoms of DUL and spare the uterus from hysterectomy.
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Authors
Li Chen, Xiao Xiao, Qingling Wang, Can Wu, Min Zou, Yu Xiong,