Laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids

Publication date: Available online 21 May 2015 Source:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy Author(s): Weihong Yang , Ning Luo , Zhongping Cheng With the development of gynecologic laparoscopy technology in recent years, uterine artery occlusion by laparoscopy (UAOL) has become a primary treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Uterine artery occlusion by laparoscopy to treat uterine fibroids has favorable clinical outcomes such as relieving menometrorrhagia, decreasing uterine volume, and reducing the recurrence rate of fibroids. However, the therapeutic mechanism of UAOL remains unclear. It may be that the mechanism of UAOL is mostly associated with the uterine blood supply and uterine intramural arterial paths and with the difference between the uterine myometrium and fibroid tissues in the coagulation–fibrinolysis system. Therefore, this study reviewed and generalized many documents on the clinical effects and therapeutic mechanism of UAOL.

Source: Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy - June 13, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research