IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 47 / Issue 6 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog.2020.06.5358
Open Access Case Report
Hysteroscopic outcomes after radiofrequency ablation of myomas: Two case reports and literature review
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1 Department of Gynecology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
2 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
*Correspondence: ww4021@163.com (WEN LV)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2020, 47(6), 991–993; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog.2020.06.5358
Submitted: 30 August 2019 | Accepted: 4 November 2019 | Published: 15 December 2020
Copyright: © 2020 Liu et al. Published by IMR Press
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate by hysteroscopy two cases of symptomatic uterine myomas several years after initial Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) myolysis treatment. The related literature was also reviewed. Case reports: Two patients aged 43 and 45 years presented with the same clinical history of prolonged menstrual period following RFA of uterine myomas. Hysteroscopy showed a mass in the posterior uterine cavity which was removed using hysteroscopic resection technique. No further clinical issues were reported after one month follow-up. Conclusion: Hysteroscopic intervention after RFA of uterine myomas is necessary in order to determine the presence of necrotic tissue and to alleviate any clinical symptoms. The long-term outcome of this method needs to be addressed in order to establish the efficiency of RFA.

Keywords
Hysteroscopy
Myoma
Radiofrequency ablation
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