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Percutaneous Cryoablation of Symptomatic Abdominal Scar Endometrioma: Initial Reports

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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.

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The authors thank Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau for medical editorial services.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Pellegrin Hospital, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076, Bordeaux, France

    F. Cornelis, F. Petitpierre, A. S. Lasserre, E. Tricaud, B. Dallaudière, Y. Le Bras, M. Bouzgarrou & N. Grenier

  2. Department of Surgery, Bergonié Institute, 229 Cours de l’Argonne, 33076, Bordeaux, France

    E. Stoeckle

  3. Department of Gynecology, Pellegrin Hospital, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076, Bordeaux, France

    J. L. Brun

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Cornelis, F., Petitpierre, F., Lasserre, A.S. et al. Percutaneous Cryoablation of Symptomatic Abdominal Scar Endometrioma: Initial Reports. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 37, 1575–1579 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-014-0843-z

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