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ArticleGynecology and minimally invasive therapy

New Surgical Approach to Treat Fibroids and Solid Tumors - Thermal and Nonthermal Ablation.

Wu-Shun Felix Wong

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Article in Gynecology and minimally invasive therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wu-Shun Felix WongSchool of Women's and Children's Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a trend toward more minimally invasive treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids. They are image-guided ablation surgery with focused ultrasound, microwave, and radiofrequency ablations that are becoming tested and used in some medical centers or hospitals. Nevertheless, these image-guided ablation surgeries involve thermal ablation to the fibroids, which might lead to thermal injury to the surrounding tissues, for example, nerve injury, vessel injury, and skin burn due to heat diffusion. A new technology - irreversible electroporation (IRE) - is a new paradigm for treating solid tumors. This nonthermal ablation process does not induce high temperatures when treating cancers or solid tumors. The IRE treatment may soon be used for treating fibroids or other solid tumors. In a few clinical trials, IRE is currently used in experimental studies for treating gynecological cancers. This paper will present the minimally invasive thermal ablation treatments for fibroids, introduce this new nonthermal IRE ablation in treating gynecological cancer, and propose its future uses in uterine fibroids.

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Fibroidsfocused ultrasound ablationirreversible electroporationmicrowave ablationminimally invasive surgeryradiofrequency ablation

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PMID38034109
PMCPMC10683962
OpenAlexW4386526463

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