Minimal invasive treatment of uterine myoma: Laparoscopic radiofrequency myolysis.

Lee, Jeong Jae; Choi, Jung Bum; Park, Eun Hee; Kim, Mi Kyung; Lee, Im Soon

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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2006;49(6):1212-1218.
Published online June 1, 2006.

Minimal invasive treatment of uterine myoma: Laparoscopic radiofrequency myolysis.

Jeong Jae Lee, Jung Bum Choi, Eun Hee Park, Mi Kyung Kim, Im Soon Lee

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. jjlee@hosp.sch.ac.kr

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and safety of minimal invasive treatment of uterine myoma with laparoscopic radiofrequency (RF) myolysis. METHODS: 69 patients with symptomatic uterine myomas underwent laparoscopy assisted RF myolysis. The accurate targeting and thermal intensity during the procedure were guided by trans-vaginal ultrasound. The measurement of myoma volume and UFS-QOL (Uterine fibroid symptom-quality of life) were obtained once at preoperative period and four times at postoperative period of one week, 1, 3, 6 months. Wilcoxon signed rank test (SPSS 7.5) was used to compare the volume changes of myoma. A significant level of p<0.05 was considered. RESULTS: 107 fibroids were treated with RF myolysis. The mean duration of RF procedure was 15.2+/-18.5 minutes. Mean preoperative volume of treated fibroids was 75.7 cm3 (range: 8.2-367.7) and the mean volume decrease was 12.1+/-10.2%, 32.3+/-40.2%, 48.3+/-33.6%, 53.5+/-18.1% at one week, 1, 3, 6 months. Fifty eight patients had improved symptom severity with UFS-QOL score: symptom severity score 30.8+/-8.2 (mean+/-S.D.), quality of life score 20.3+/-9.2 after RF myolysis. There were 3 cases of RF heat related complication. CONCLUSION: Early experience of laparoscopy assisted RF myolysis in the treatment of uterine fibroids shows that the method is safe and effective under the guidance of trans-vaginal sonification.

Key Words: Radiofrequency, Myolysis, Myoma uteri

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