Percutaneous High Frequency Microwave Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Marconi, Anna Maria
Pinto, Antonio
Ierardi, Anna Maria
Savasi, Valeria
Angileri, Salvatore Alessio
Sbaraini, Sara
Hanozet, Francesco
Carrafiello, Gianpaolo
Petrillo, Mario
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign pelvic tumor of the female genital tract and tend to increase with age; they cause menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pressure symptoms, back pain, and subfertility.
Currently, the management is based mainly on medical or surgical approaches.
The nonsurgical and minimally invasive therapies are emerging approaches that to the state of the art include uterine artery embolization (UAE), image-guided thermal ablation techniques like magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) or radiofrequency ablation (RF), and percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA).
The purpose of the present review is to describe feasibility results and safety of PMWA according to largest studies available in current literature.
Moreover technical aspects of the procedure were analyzed providing important data on large scale about potential efficacy of PMWA in clinical setting.
However larger studies with international registries and randomized, prospective trials are still needed to better demonstrate the expanding benefits of PMWA in the management of uterine fibroids.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ierardi, Anna Maria& Savasi, Valeria& Angileri, Salvatore Alessio& Petrillo, Mario& Sbaraini, Sara& Pinto, Antonio…[et al.]. 2018. Percutaneous High Frequency Microwave Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: Systematic Review. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124983
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ierardi, Anna Maria…[et al.]. Percutaneous High Frequency Microwave Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: Systematic Review. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124983
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ierardi, Anna Maria& Savasi, Valeria& Angileri, Salvatore Alessio& Petrillo, Mario& Sbaraini, Sara& Pinto, Antonio…[et al.]. Percutaneous High Frequency Microwave Ablation of Uterine Fibroids: Systematic Review. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124983
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1124983