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World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2021 Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is a rare benign condition characterized by multiple smooth muscle implants in the peritoneal cavity.
Alex Cheen Hoe Khoo, Shyang Yee Lim
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Acute Abdomen during Pregnancy with Fibroid Uterus: Red Degeneration or Torsion? [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 During pregnancy, red degeneration and torsion of subserosal fibroid may present with acute abdomen, creating a diagnostic dilemma. Red degeneration of fibroid during pregnancy responds to conservative management, whereas torsion of a subserosal ...
Vignesh Durai +3 more
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Epidemiology of Uterine Myomas: A Review [PDF]
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2016 Myomas are the most common benign tumors of the genital organs in women of childbearing age, causing significant morbidity and impairing their quality of life.
Radmila Sparic +3 more
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British Journal of Radiology, 2020 Females with symptomatic leiomyomas (fibroids) wishing to maintain fertility are faced with difficult treatment choices. These include uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), myomectomy, hormonal therapy, MRI high intensity focused ultrasound, and myolysis ...
P. Ludwig +3 more
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Developing a Preoperative Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
Diagnostics, 2020 Early diagnosis of the rare and life-threatening uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is essential for prompt treatment, to improve survival. Preoperative distinction of LMS from benign leiomyoma remains a challenge, and thus LMS is often diagnosed post ...
Hannah Lawlor +7 more
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020 BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids are common. Symptoms are debilitating for many, leading to high medical and societal costs. Indirect data suggest that compared to white women, African-Americans develop fibroids at least ten years earlier on average, and ...
D. Baird +6 more
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Use of point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose spontaneous rupture of fibroid in pregnancy
POCUS Journal, 2021 Background: Complications of fibroids in pregnancy are well known, including postpartum hemorrhage, labor dystocia, and cesarean delivery. Outside of pregnancy and labor, the rare occurrence of spontaneous fibroid rupture has been documented.
Stephen Lammers +5 more
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Fibroids and Infertility [PDF]
Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports, 2016 The precise impact of fibroids, which are the most common benign gynaecological tumours in women, on reproductive function and infertility is unknown. The need to treat submucosal fibroids is widely accepted, but fibroids in other locations and sizes continue to present a clinical conundrum. This article examines the mechanisms by which fibroids affect
Purohit, P., Vigneswaran, K.
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The role of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in uterine fibroid pathogenesis
Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 2020 Purpose of review Uterine leiomyoma (fibroids) is a gynecologic disorder impacting the majority of women in the United States. When symptomatic, these noncancerous tumors can cause severe morbidity including pelvic pain, menorrhagia, and infertility ...
M. V. Bariani +5 more
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Receptivity-based uterine fibroid surgery: an updated systematic review of the evidence
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 Background: Analyzing expression patterns of receptivity genes is a minimally invasive diagnostic method to identify the underlying cause of subfertility in women with uterine fibroid with a history of implantation failure or recurrent pregnancy loss ...
Onder Celik +10 more
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