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. 2023 May 18;12(2):61-63.
doi: 10.4103/gmit.gmit_20_23. eCollection 2023 Apr-Jun.

An Alternative Treatment for Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis: High-intensity Focused Ultrasound

Keen Whye Lee  1 , Chyi-Long Lee  2
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An Alternative Treatment for Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis: High-intensity Focused Ultrasound

Keen Whye Lee et al. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther. .

Abstract

Uterine fibroids and adenomyosis are benign tumors commonly seen in gynecology clinics, more than cancers of the cervix or uterine cancers. Surgical methods for adenomyosis are often unsatisfactory, difficult, and not reproducible. Ultrasound (US)-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) (US-guided HIFU) adds another dimension to surgery for the treatment of fibroids and adenomyosis. It offers patients an alternative choice to be treated. US-guided HIFU revolutionizes the art of surgery and is a new disruption in the world of medicine.

Keywords: Adenomyosis; fibroids; high-intensity focused ultrasound; minimally invasive surgery; noninvasive surgery; ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declared that he used the Model JC USgHIFU from Chongqing HAIFU, China. Dr. Keen Whye Lee and Prof. Chyi-Long Lee, the editorial board members at Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, had no roles in the peer review process of or decision to publish this article.

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