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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

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Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for uterine adenomyosis: Preliminary experience from a case series

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Vincent Y.T. Cheung 1, *, Tina P.W. Lam 2 and Shuk Wan Lam 3

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
3 Department of Anesthesiology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(02), 359-366
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.2.0158
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.2.0158
 
Received on 11 January 2022; revised on 12 February 2022; accepted on 14 February 2022
 
Objective: This prospective cohort study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of uterine adenomyosis.
Methods: Ten premenopausal women with symptomatic adenomyosis underwent ultrasound-guided HIFU therapy. Their symptoms were compared using symptom severity scores before and at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment. The sizes of their uteri and adenomyotic lesions at 6 months after treatment were compared with those of pre-treatment as determined by magnetic resonance imaging.
Results: The menstrual pain scores were reduced by 45.5% (-83.3–100%) at 3-month, 57.3% (-83.3–100%) at 6-month and 27.9% (-100–100%) at 12-month after treatment. The modified Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Quality of Life scores were reduced by 50.0% (9.1–69.7%) at 3-month, 40.9% (27.3–66.7%) at 6-month and 39.5% (0–70.0%) at 12-month after treatment. The uterus and adenomyosis volumes were reduced by 24.4% (1.2–42.0%) and 46.3% (2.1-78.4%) at 6-month after treatment, respectively. Two patients (20%) had significant treatment-related complications and three patients (30%) required subsequent surgical interventions.
Conclusions: Although ultrasound-guided HIFU appears to provide symptomatic relief to most patients with adenomyosis, its long-term effectiveness and safety require further evaluation in a larger cohort of patients, and may improve with clinical experience. 
 
Adenomyosis; Focused ultrasound; HIFU; Ultrasound-guided
 
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Vincent Y.T. Cheung, Tina P.W. Lam and Shuk Wan Lam. Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for uterine adenomyosis: Preliminary experience from a case series. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(2), 359-366. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.2.0158

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