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Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review
Laparoscopic, ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new, FDA-cleared uterine sparing, outpatient procedure for uterine fibroids. The procedure utilizes recent technological advancements in instrumentation and imaging, allowing surgeons to treat numerous fibroids of varying size and lo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114324/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917310 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13669-016-0183-x |
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description | Laparoscopic, ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new, FDA-cleared uterine sparing, outpatient procedure for uterine fibroids. The procedure utilizes recent technological advancements in instrumentation and imaging, allowing surgeons to treat numerous fibroids of varying size and location in a minimally invasive fashion. Early and mid-term data from multi-center clinical trials have demonstrated safety and efficacy, with resolution or improvement of symptoms and significant volume reduction. Re-intervention rates for fibroid symptoms have been low. The procedure is well tolerated with a typically uneventful and rapid recovery requiring NSAIDs only for postoperative pain. While post RFA pregnancy data are limited, the results are promising. |
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spelling | pubmed-51143242016-12-02 Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review Lee, Bruce B. Yu, Steve P. Curr Obstet Gynecol Rep Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (S Puntambekar, Section Editor) Laparoscopic, ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new, FDA-cleared uterine sparing, outpatient procedure for uterine fibroids. The procedure utilizes recent technological advancements in instrumentation and imaging, allowing surgeons to treat numerous fibroids of varying size and location in a minimally invasive fashion. Early and mid-term data from multi-center clinical trials have demonstrated safety and efficacy, with resolution or improvement of symptoms and significant volume reduction. Re-intervention rates for fibroid symptoms have been low. The procedure is well tolerated with a typically uneventful and rapid recovery requiring NSAIDs only for postoperative pain. While post RFA pregnancy data are limited, the results are promising. Springer US 2016-11-04 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5114324/ /pubmed/27917310 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13669-016-0183-x Text en © The Author(s) 2016 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (S Puntambekar, Section Editor) Lee, Bruce B. Yu, Steve P. Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review |
title | Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review |
title_full | Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review |
title_fullStr | Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review |
title_short | Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: a Review |
title_sort | radiofrequency ablation of uterine fibroids: a review |
topic | Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (S Puntambekar, Section Editor) |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114324/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917310 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13669-016-0183-x |
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