Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound is a Noninvasive Treatment Modality for Patients with Abdominal Wall Endometriosis
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Magnetic resonance imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound effectively treated abdominal wall endometriosis noninvasively, reducing pain and lesion size in patients.
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Two women (29 and 35 years of age) presented with an abdominal wall mass in close proximity to a cesarean scar. The main complaints consisted of pain at the site of the mass with catamenial exacerbations. Clinical and imaging findings were consistent with abdominal wall endometriosis in both cases. First, hormonal treatment was started, which proved unsuccessful. Typically, at this point, the proposed treatment would be wide surgical excision. Alternatively, magnetic resonance imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment was offered with the goal to diminish pain complaints noninvasively. Upon treatment, both patients' complaints diminished although some cyclic pain persisted. Overall, these cases show that magnetic resonance imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound can be used as a noninvasive treatment method to reduce complaints in patients with abdominal wall endometriosis.
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- Efficacy and influencing factor analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for abdominal wall endometriosis: a case series 2024
- Efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for rectus abdominis endometriosis: a 7-year follow-up clinical study 2023
- Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for symptomatic abdominal wall endometriosis and treatment response evaluation with contrast-enhanced imaging: The first experience 2022
- Clinical analysis of high-intensity focussed ultrasound ablation for abdominal wall endometriosis: a 4-year experience at a specialty gynecological institution 2018
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