BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) are common cause of morbidity in women of reproductive age group. High intensity focused ultrasound with the imaging guidance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) known as magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound sonication (MRgFUS) is now available. However, there are no available studies with this non invasive modality of treatment in I...

Purpose: To evaluate the degree of fibroid infarction after uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) with tris-acryl gelatin microsphere (Embosphere) visualized by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and evaluation of the clinical outcome measured with symptom and quality of life questionnaire (UFS-QOL) after 3 months follow-up. Materials and Methods: A prospective study included twent...

Vanek’s tumor is a rare benign inflammatory fibroid polyp like localized lesions originating in the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusceptions due to inflammatory fibroid polyps are uncommon; moreover, ileo-ileal Intussusception presenting as subacute small bowel obstruction has rarely been reported. We report a 49-year-old man who came with complaints of indigestion, flatulence,...

Intussusceptions are defined as the telescoping of one segment of the gastrointestinal tract into an adjacent distal segment. In the small bowel, intussusceptions are typically caused by benign processes, but can occasionally be caused by inflammatory fibroid polyps, which often present as intussusception and bowel obstruction. These polyps are rare, benign, tumorous lesions in the gastrointest...

The use of thermal energy-based systems to treat uterine fibroids has resulted in a plethora of devices that are less invasive and potentially as effective in reducing symptoms as traditional options such as myomectomy. Most thermal ablation devices involve hyperthermia (heating of tissue), which entails the conversion of an external electromagnetic or ultrasound waves into intracellular mechan...

BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyomata (also known as fibroids) are benign tumors of uterine smooth muscle that are characterized by overproduction of extracellular matrix. Fibroids are the leading indication for hysterectomy in the United States. The active metabolite of vitamin D has been shown to inhibit cell proliferation and extracellular matrix production in fibroid tissue culture and to reduce f...

BACKGROUND There is no consensus as to whether uterine fibroids have any adverse effects on the outcomes of assisted reproduction treatment. This prospective study compared implantation/pregnancy rates of women with and without fibroids undergoing IVF-embryo transfer and measured uterine blood flow indices of the fibroid group. METHODS Patients who had fibroids that, during transvaginal scann...