ArticleFrontiers in surgery2023
Safety and efficacy of microwave ablation for abdominal wall endometriosis: A retrospective study.
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- Unexpected coexistence of diaphragmatic and abdominal wall endometriosis in a case of bilateral ovarian endometriomas: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for the treatment of abdominal wall scar endometriosis.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
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- Interventional Radiology Treatments to Address Chronic Pelvic Pain in Females.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2025Review
- Ultrasound and single-port laparoscopic-guided microwave ablation of abdominal wall endometriosis lesions: A single-center observational study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Observational
- Percutaneous cryoablation of abdominal wall endometriosis: a systematic literature review of safety and efficacy.Insights into imaging · 2024Review
- How safe is high-intensity focused ultrasound? An intriguing solution for obstetric and gynecological diseases: A systematic review.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
- Radiofrequency Ablation: A Promising Treatment Method for Abdominal Wall Endometriosis.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2024Article
- Is high-intensity focused ultrasound a magical solution to endometriosis? A systematic review.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of ultrasound-guided microwave ablation in the treatment of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE). Background: AWE is a rare form of endometriosis that often results in cyclic abdominal pain. The current treatment algorithm for AWE is not well established. Microwave ablation technology is a promising new thermal ablation technique for treating AWE. Methods: This was a retrospective study of nine women with pathologically proven endometriosis of the abdominal wall. All patients were treated with ultrasound-guided microwave ablation. Grey-scale and color Doppler flow ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, and MRI were used to observe the lesions before and after treatment. The complications, pain relief, AWE lesion volume, and volume reduction rate were recorded 12 months after treatment to evaluate the treatment efficacy. Complications were classified according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events and the Society of Interventional Radiology classification system. Results: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound showed that all lesions underwent successful treatment with microwave ablation. The average initial nodule volume was 7.11 ± 5.75 cm Conclusions: Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of AWE, and further study is warranted.
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