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Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp: A Rare Benign Tumor of the Alimentary Tract in Children Presenting As Intussusception—Case Report and Review of Literature

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2014
Inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) represents a rare cause of gastrointestinal polypoid disease in childhood. Τhe lesion has been described by various names beyond the currently accepted term, including “Vanek's tumour,” eosinophilic or submucosal ...
Sotirios Siminas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Observation of Intramural Fibroid Expulsion on MRI after Uterine Artery Embolization

open access: yesCase Reports in Radiology, 2021
Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a type of noninvasive treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids. One of the complications of UAE is fibroid expulsion.
Hisakazu Matsushima   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uterine fibroid-related infertility: mechanisms and management.

open access: yesFertility and Sterility
Fibroids are a common pathology and increasingly observed in women seeking medical treatment for infertility. The longer reproductive horizon thanks to improvements in medical care and current trend for women to postpone childbearing are making fibroid ...
J. Donnez   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of fibroid treatments on quality of life and mental health: a systematic review

open access: yesFertility and Sterility
Fibroids significantly impact the quality of life (QOL) and mental health of affected women. However, there are limited comparative data on QOL measures after medical, surgical, and radiologic interventions in women with fibroids.
B. Neumann   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quality of Life Assessment After Uterine Artery Embolization in Patients with Fibroids Treated in an Ambulatory Setting

open access: yesDiagnostics
Background: Despite the growing acceptance of uterine artery embolization (UAE) to treat women with fibroid disease, its wider use remains limited because it is not considered to be a definitive therapy, as opposed to surgical treatments such as ...
Jean-Francois Geschwind   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uterine Fibroid Embolization

open access: yesLeiomyoma, 2019
Uterine fibroids or leiomyomas are benign, hormone-dependent smooth muscle cell tumors that can be associated with menorrhagia, anemia, pelvic pain, urinary and/or intestinal symptoms, and dyspareunia.
M. Antero, J. Greene, C. Morosky
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Outcome of laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion for uterine fibroids on ovarian function and complications in patients with uterine fibroid

open access: yesVascular Investigation and Therapy, 2020
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the outcome of laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion (LUAO) on ovarian function in the treatment of uterine fibroid and its influence on complications.
Guanlan Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genital Chlamydia trachomatis Seroprevalence and Uterine Fibroid Development: Cohort Study of Young African-American Women

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
Few studies have investigated the 1930s hypothesis that reproductive tract infections are risk factors for fibroid development. In our 2017 cross-sectional analysis from the Study of Environment, Lifestyle, and Fibroids (2010–2018), a large Detroit ...
Kristen Moore, Donna Baird
doaj   +1 more source

Obstetrics and gynecology devices designed for low‐ and middle‐income countries: A narrative review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 71-80, April 2025.
Abstract There are many barriers contributing to poor health outcomes for women in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), one of which is the lack of necessary medical devices. Presently, the development of various kinds of devices intended to improve women's health outcomes specifically in LMICs remains underrepresented in the literature; therefore,
Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Garbhashayarbuda vis -a- vis uterine leiomyomas – A critical review

open access: yesEnvironment Conservation Journal, 2019
Uterine fibroids are major health disaster for women. To treat them successfully with no harm as per the principles of Ayurveda it is mandatory to know the correlation of uterine fibroids with Garbhashayarbuda.
Amita Jhunjhunwala   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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