The aim of this article is to analyze factors affecting sonication dose and build a dosimetry model of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for uterine fibroids. Four hundred and three patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids who underwent HIFU were retrospectively analyzed. The energy efficiency factor (EEF) was set as dependent variable, and the factors possibly affecting sonic...

Objective To observe and analyze the effect of color doppler ultrasonography (CDU) in uterine arterial embolization (UAE). Methods 160 cases of patients with uterine fibroid were selected in this study. CDU were performed on all patients before UAE as well as 5-9 days and 3-6 months after UAE, so as to observe the shape, size and ultrasonogram of the uterus and uterine fibroid, and the blood ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the medium-term results of uterine fibroid embolisation in Chinese women with symptomatic uterine fibroids. DESIGN Prospective case series study. SETTING Gynaecology and Interventional Radiology units in a public hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Patients with symptomatic fibroids who underwent uterine fibroid embolisation in Queen Elizabeth Hospital from October 1998 to...

abstract background: giant uterine fibroid is a rare tumor of the uterus, usually symptomatic requiring surgical intervention. uterine fibroid is generally common among black women. case presentation: in this study, a case of 31 year old nullipara was reported who presented to the gynaecology unit of enugu state university teaching hospital (esuth), nigeria with a history of progressive abdomin...

Uterine fibroid, also referred to as leiomyoma is the most common benign tumour of the uterus occurring in women but reported as rare in the adolescent. Lately, there has been an increase in reported cases among teenagers. This study aims at documenting the prevalence of uterine fibroid among adolescent schoolgirls in Calabar and recommending timely specialist advice and care where the need ari...

Interventional radiologists have performed uterine artery embolization to treat women with emergency uterine bleeding since the 1970s. In this procedure, the physician guides a small angiographic catheter into the uterine arteries and injects a stream of tiny particles that decreases blood flow to the uterus. It is now considered a safe and highly effective nonsurgical treatment of women with s...

BACKGROUND Vaginal prolapse of a large uterine fibroid is a rare phenomenon in a woman who delivered vaginally recently, given that this fibroid might have obstructed labor. The author presents a case report of a vaginally prolapsed large pedunculated submucosal uterine myoma in a woman with a recent uncomplicated vaginal delivery. CASE PRESENTATION A 25-year-old black African woman had four ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate fibroid uterine volume reduction, symptom relief, and patient satisfaction with uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic fibroids. DESIGN Multicenter, prospective, single-arm clinical treatment trial. SETTING Eight Ontario university and community hospitals. Five hundred thirty-eight patients undergoing bilateral UAE. INTERVENTION(S) Bilateral UAE performed ...

Uterine fibroids are benign solid tumors that are present in the majority of women. While often asymptomatic, fibroids can result in abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pressure, pain, subfertility, dyspareunia and other symptoms. Submucous and intramural fibroids are most associated with heavy menstrual bleeding; subserosal fibroids are more often innocuous unless sufficiently large so as to con...

BACKGROUND A number of studies have found associations between heavy metals and uterine fibroids, but the results are inconsistent. Here, we conducted this research to demonstrate the relationships between blood heavy metal concentrations and uterine fibroid volume as well as the rate of uterine fibroid presence. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we collected data from 308 premenopausal wom...