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01.12.2014 | Clinical Investigation
Percutaneous Cryoablation of Symptomatic Abdominal Scar Endometrioma: Initial Reports
verfasst von:
F. Cornelis, F. Petitpierre, A. S. Lasserre, E. Tricaud, B. Dallaudière, E. Stoeckle, Y. Le Bras, M. Bouzgarrou, J. L. Brun, N. Grenier
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CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Ausgabe 6/2014
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this preliminary study was to report the short-term local control of percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of localized symptomatic abdominal scar endometrioma.
Methods
Four consecutive patients (mean age 34.5 years) with a total of ten lesions were included, with mean preoperative pain of 7 (range 5–9) on the visual analog scale. Cryoablation was performed in a single session under general anesthesia.
Results
Postoperative superficial edema disappeared within 2 weeks for all patients. No severe complications (>grade 2 according to the CTCAE classification) were reported. Mean postoperative pain was 1.7 at 6 months (range 0–5) and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a significant volume decrease for all patients (range 72.2–100 %; p = 0.028).
Conclusions
Percutaneous cryoablation shows promising local control in patients with symptomatic abdominal wall endometriosis.