Transcervical Interstitial Microwave Ablation Therapy for the Treatment of Adenomyosis: A Novel Alternative to Hysterectomy
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50230#.VDIsllfHRK0 Author(s) Yasushi Kanaoka , Hirosumi Imoto Affiliation(s) Department of Gynecology, Iseikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan . ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate the clinical effects of transcervical interstitial microwave irradiation of adenomyotic tissues as an alternative to hysterectomy. Methods: Thirty-three patients who were candidates for hysterectomy for the treatment of adenomyosis associated with menorrhagia were treated by interstitial microwave irradiation using a specifically developed transabdominal ultrasound probe attachment for transcervical puncture along with microwave endometrial ablation, as an alternative to hysterectom...