Epidemiology and management of uterine fibroids

E Giuliani, S As‐Sanie, EE Marsh - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Uterine leiomyomas are one of the most common and yet understudied diseases in women.
These tumors, commonly known as fibroids, affect women mainly during their reproductive …

Quality of life, adverse events, and reintervention outcomes after laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation for symptomatic uterine fibroids: a meta-analysis

L Lin, H Ma, J Wang, H Guan, M Yang, X Tong… - Journal of Minimally …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review, we assessed the short-term (3 and 6 months) and long-term (12, 24, and 36
months) symptom relief and quality of life improvement, procedure-related adverse event …

[HTML][HTML] Myomectomy associated blood transfusion risk and morbidity after surgery

T Kim, MP Purdy, L Kendall-Rauchfuss… - Fertility and sterility, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate blood transfusion risks and the associated 30-day postoperative
morbidity after myomectomy. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Not applicable …

Surgical management of uterine fibroids

A Lazaridis, M Hirsch, G Pistofidis… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
This article provides the most current synopsis of every available surgical modality for fibroid
management. Large prospective multicentre cohort studies are needed to definitely …

Mediator Kinase Disruption in MED12-Mutant Uterine Fibroids From Hispanic Women of South Texas

MJ Park, H Shen, NH Kim, F Gao… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Context Mutations in the gene encoding Mediator complex subunit MED12 are dominant
drivers of uterine fibroids (UFs) in women of diverse racial and ethnic origins. Previously, we …

Ultrasound-guided transvaginal radiofrequency ablation of uterine fibroids assisted by virtual needle tracking system: a preliminary study

G Turtulici, D Orlandi, G Dedone, G Mauri… - International Journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and outcome of transvaginal
ultrasound (US)-guided radiofrequency ablation of uterine fibroids assisted by a real-time …

Vilaprisan, a new selective progesterone receptor modulator in uterine fibroid pharmacotherapy-will it really be a breakthrough?

M Ciebiera, SG Vitale, S Ferrero… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Vilaprisan (VPR) is a new orally available selective progesterone receptor
modulator (SPRM), with anti-proliferative activity against uterine fibroids (UFs). It definitively …

[HTML][HTML] A case-control study to compare the outcome of women treated by two minimally invasive procedures-ultraminilaparotomy myomectomy and laparoscopic …

KC Wen, PL Sung, WH Chang, HC Horng… - Taiwanese Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Ultraminilaparotomy myomectomy (UMLT-M with less 4 cm transverse
skin incision) and conventional 3-port wound laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) approaches …

Clinical outcomes and health care utilization pre-and post-laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of symptomatic fibroids and laparoscopic myomectomy: a randomized …

DD Rattray, L Weins, LC Regush… - ClinicoEconomics …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The objective of this study was to compare laparoscopic ultrasound-guided
radiofrequency ablation of fibroids (Lap-RFA) and laparoscopic myomectomy in terms of 1) …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective intervention trial on tailored radiofrequency ablation of uterine myomas

A Fasciani, G Turtulici, G Siri, S Ferrero, R Sirito - Medicina, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background and Objective: Investigating the use of radiofrequency myolysis (RFM) for the
treatment of fibroids through less invasive access by combining transvaginal ultrasound …