The Comparison of Life Quality between Ultrasound-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound and Laparoscopic Myomectomy for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids

OBJECTIVE: This study is aimed at comparing the uterine fibroids patients' postoperative living quality between ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and laparoscopic myomectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 164 patients were included with uterine fibroids who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy and HIFU in Cangzhou Central Hospital from September 2020 to November 2021. This study divided these objects into HIFU group and laparoscopic group, and both groups were followed up 6 months after surgery. After obtaining the results, Uterine Fibroid Symptom and health-related Quality Of Life questionnaire (UFS-QOL) and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were performed before and after treatment to assess patient outcome. RESULTS: After treatments, the living quality in both groups was significantly improved compared with that before surgery, which had statistical significant (P < 0.05). After treatment, the scores of the two scales in HIFU group were significantly better than those in the laparoscopic group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: In comparison with laparoscopic myomectomy, ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound could improve the life quality of patients more effectively than traditional laparoscopic myomectomy and was helpful to the recovery and prognosis of uterine fibroids after treatment. The outcomes will provide a reference for clinicians to select a more appropriate treatment for uterine fibroids.