Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) treatment on symptomatic uterine fibroids in Black women.Design A feasibility study.Setting Gynaecological department in a teaching hospital in South Africa.Population Premenopausal women with uterus fibroids.Methods Twenty-six patients with 53 fibroids who underwent USgHIFU treatment were enrolled. The USgHIFU treatment information was recorded, including treatment time, sonication time and total energy. Adverse events were also observed and recorded during and after treatment. Conclusions USgHIFU is feasible and safe to use to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids in Black women.Keywords Black women, high-intensity focused ultrasound, uterine fibroid.Tweetable abstract Multiple uterine fibroids are more frequently detected in Black women. USgHIFU is feasible and safe for the treatment of uterine fibroids in Black women.Please cite this paper as: Zhang C, Jacobson H, Ngobese ZE, Setzen R. Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound ablation of symptomatic uterine fibroids in Black women: a preliminary study. BJOG 2017; 124 (S3): 12-17.
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