SynthesisBioMed research international2018
Percutaneous High Frequency Microwave Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: Systematic Review.
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Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Microwave Ablation in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Uterine artery embolisation versus myomectomy for premenopausal women with uterine fibroids wishing to avoid hysterectomy: the FEMME RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2022Trial
- A predictive model combining conventional and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for predicting complete microwave ablation of uterine fibroids: a multi-centre study.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- MRI guided HIFU robotic system application in feasibility study for treating uterine fibroids.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Risk factors for surgical site infections following microwave ablation of the uterus: a retrospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Proceedings from an international consensus meeting on ablation in urogenital diseases.Insights into imaging · 2024Article
- Tissue Ablation: Applications and Perspectives.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2024Review
- Intrauterine chilled saline instillation reduces endometrial impairment on MRI after ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of uterine adenomyosis.Insights into imaging · 2024Article
- Image-Guided Ablation Therapies for Extrahepatic Metastases from Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Review.Cancers · 2023Review
- Uterine artery embolization combined with percutaneous microwave ablation for the treatment of prolapsed uterine submucosal leiomyoma: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for uterine fibroids: mid-term local treatment efficiency and associated influencing factors.The British journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Myoma Expulsion after Uterine Artery Embolization.Case reports in surgery · 2021Article
- Successful Transvaginal Microwave Ablation of a Heterotopic Cervical Pregnancy. A Case Report.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2021Article
- Percutaneous microwave ablation of renal angiomyolipomas in tuberous sclerosis complex to improve the quality of life: preliminary experience in an Italian center.La Radiologia medica · 2019Article
- New Surgical Approach to Treat Fibroids and Solid Tumors - Thermal and Nonthermal Ablation.Gynecology and minimally invasive therapyArticle
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Abstract
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign pelvic tumor of the female genital tract and tend to increase with age; they cause menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pressure symptoms, back pain, and subfertility. Currently, the management is based mainly on medical or surgical approaches. The nonsurgical and minimally invasive therapies are emerging approaches that to the state of the art include uterine artery embolization (UAE), image-guided thermal ablation techniques like magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) or radiofrequency ablation (RF), and percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA). The purpose of the present review is to describe feasibility results and safety of PMWA according to largest studies available in current literature. Moreover technical aspects of the procedure were analyzed providing important data on large scale about potential efficacy of PMWA in clinical setting. However larger studies with international registries and randomized, prospective trials are still needed to better demonstrate the expanding benefits of PMWA in the management of uterine fibroids.
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