Fibroids: overview of current and future treatment options

Benagiano, Giuseppe; Morini, A; Primiero, F. M.

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1992.tb13534.x

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“…Five trials meeting the inclusion criteria are still awaiting assessment and their results are not included in the review. The data were not provided separately for patients with fibroids in one study [Ylikorkala, 1995], extra information was required for two studies [Benagiano, 1992;Reinsch, 1994] and two trials are awaiting translation [Gambardella, 1995;Nakano, 1998].…”

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Efficacy of pre‐operative gonadotrophin hormone releasing analogues for women with uterine fibroids undergoing hysterectomy or myomectomy: a systematic review

Lethaby

Vollenhoven

Sowter³

2002

BJOG

188

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The use of GnRHa for three to four months prior to fibroid surgery reduces both uterine volume and fibroid size. They are beneficial in the correction of pre-operative iron deficiency anaemia, if present, and reduce intra-operative blood loss. If uterine size is such that a midline incision is planned, this can be avoided in many women with the use of GnRHa. For women undergoing hysterectomy, a vaginal procedure is more likely following the use of these agents.

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Efficacy of pre‐operative gonadotrophin hormone releasing analogues for women with uterine fibroids undergoing hysterectomy or myomectomy: a systematic review

Lethaby

Vollenhoven

Sowter³

2002

BJOG

188

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“…2 In general, surgical treatment, including hysterectomy or myomectomy, is often performed. 3,4 However, many women who wish to avoid these surgical treatments and/ or preserve the uterus increasingly tend to seek minimally invasive alternatives to these surgical treatments.…”

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Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids: early clinical experience

Mikami

Murakami

Okada³

et al. 2008

Radiat Med

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“…9,10 Complications include torsion, haemorrhage, infection, sarcomatous and other degenerative change. 2,5,11 This review documents the features of uterine fibroids in Zaria Northern Nigeria.…”

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Uterine leiomyomata: a five year clinicopathological review in Zaria, Nigeria

Mohammed

Shehu²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2006

Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research

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Background: Uterine Leiomyomata (uterine fibroids) are common gynaecologic conditions affecting mainly women in the reproductive age group. Fibroids are associated with many other distressing gynaecologic conditions like menorrhagia, infertility, lower abdominal swelling and discomfort. Methods: This is a retrospective clinicopathological analysis uterine leiomyomata a five-year period (1996-2000). The information required was retrieved from histology bench books and request cards. Results: 209 cases were analysed, 62.7% from myomectomy 37.3% following hysterectomy. Younger patients opted for myomectomy possibly in other to allow them complete their family sizes. Uterine fibroids were commoner in the third to fourth decade of life.The nulliparous women to had a higher incidence of uterine fibroid (60.6%) in 71 cases analysed whose parity were known. Lower abdominal swelling is the commonest presenting complaint (48.8%), followed by menorrhagia and infertility accounting for 35.4% and 30.6% respectively. Hyaline degeneration was the commonest degenerative change observed (57.9%). Three cases (1.4%) had necrosis. Nineteen cases were observed to be associated with other co-existing lesions, of which 52.6% occur with fibroid polyps. Adenomyosis accounted for 36.8% and one case each of metastatic carcinoma and interligamentary fibroids. Adequate clinical information and brief surgical procedure on request cards were lacking in most cases. Conclusion: Uterine fibroids are common conditions affecting women in their reproductive age group, which corresponds with economically viable age group. This condition is associated with significant morbity and attention needs to be focused on it.

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Fibroids: overview of current and future treatment options

Cited by 26 publications

References 33 publications

Efficacy of pre‐operative gonadotrophin hormone releasing analogues for women with uterine fibroids undergoing hysterectomy or myomectomy: a systematic review

Efficacy of pre‐operative gonadotrophin hormone releasing analogues for women with uterine fibroids undergoing hysterectomy or myomectomy: a systematic review

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids: early clinical experience

Uterine leiomyomata: a five year clinicopathological review in Zaria, Nigeria

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