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Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
The use of thermal energy-based systems to treat uterine fibroids has resulted in a plethora of devices that are less invasive and potentially as effective in reducing symptoms as traditional options such as myomectomy. Most thermal ablation devices involve hyperthermia (heating of tissue), which en...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180825/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21961009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/194839 |
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author | Jones, Siân O'Donovan, Peter Toub, David |
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description | The use of thermal energy-based systems to treat uterine fibroids has resulted in a plethora of devices that are less invasive and potentially as effective in reducing symptoms as traditional options such as myomectomy. Most thermal ablation devices involve hyperthermia (heating of tissue), which entails the conversion of an external electromagnetic or ultrasound waves into intracellular mechanical energy, generating heat. What has emerged from two decades of peer-reviewed research is the concept that hyperthermic fibroid ablation, regardless of the thermal energy source, can create large areas of necrosis within fibroids resulting in reductions in fibroid volume, associated symptoms and the need for reintervention. When a greater percentage of a fibroid's volume is ablated, symptomatic relief is more pronounced, quality of life increases, and it is more likely that such improvements will be durable. We review radiofrequency ablation (RFA), one modality of hyperthermic fibroid ablation. |
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spelling | pubmed-31808252011-09-29 Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids Jones, Siân O'Donovan, Peter Toub, David Obstet Gynecol Int Review Article The use of thermal energy-based systems to treat uterine fibroids has resulted in a plethora of devices that are less invasive and potentially as effective in reducing symptoms as traditional options such as myomectomy. Most thermal ablation devices involve hyperthermia (heating of tissue), which entails the conversion of an external electromagnetic or ultrasound waves into intracellular mechanical energy, generating heat. What has emerged from two decades of peer-reviewed research is the concept that hyperthermic fibroid ablation, regardless of the thermal energy source, can create large areas of necrosis within fibroids resulting in reductions in fibroid volume, associated symptoms and the need for reintervention. When a greater percentage of a fibroid's volume is ablated, symptomatic relief is more pronounced, quality of life increases, and it is more likely that such improvements will be durable. We review radiofrequency ablation (RFA), one modality of hyperthermic fibroid ablation. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2011-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3180825/ /pubmed/21961009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/194839 Text en Copyright © 2012 Siân Jones et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Jones, Siân O'Donovan, Peter Toub, David Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids |
title | Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids |
title_full | Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids |
title_fullStr | Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids |
title_short | Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids |
title_sort | radiofrequency ablation for treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180825/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21961009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/194839 |
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