title: High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis: A case report.
abstract: Diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis (DUL) is a rare and unique type of uterine leiomyoma which affects women of reproductive age. While treatments like medication, uterine artery embolization (UAE) and hysteroscopic myomectomy show some effectiveness, hysterectomy is currently the only known treatment capable of eliminating the symptoms of this disease. This case report demonstrates that high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation may offer these patients a new treatment strategy that could control the symptoms of DUL and spare the uterus from hysterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, PR China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, PR China.
authors.forename: Qingling
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, PR China.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, PR China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, PR China. Electronic address: xiongy@haifuhospital.com.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D057086:High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis; Effectiveness; High intensity focused ultrasound; Safety