Modern myoma treatment in the last 20 years : a review of the literature

  • Myomas, also known as fibroids, are a specific characteristic of the human species. No other primates develop fibroids. At a cellular level, myomas are benign hyperplastic lesions of uterine smooth muscle cells. There are interesting theoretical concepts that link the development of myomas in humans with the highly specific process of childbirth from an upright position and the resulting need for greatly increased “expulsive” forces during labor. Myomas might be the price our species pays for our bipedal and highly intelligent existence. Myomas affect, with some variability, all ethnic groups and approximately 50% of all women during their lifetime. While some remain asymptomatic, myomas can cause significant and sometimes life-threatening uterine bleeding, pain, infertility, and, in extreme cases, ureteral obstruction and death. Traditionally, over 50% of all hysterectomies were performed for fibroids, leading to a significant healthcare burden. In this article, we review the developments of the past 20 years with regard to multiple new treatment strategies that have evolved during this time.

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Author:Ahmed el- Balat, Rudy Leon de Wilde, Iryna Schmeil, Morva Tahmasbi Rad, Sandra Bogdanyova, Ali Fathi, Sven BeckerORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-463831
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4593875
ISSN:2314-6141
ISSN:2314-6133
Parent Title (English):BioMed research international
Publisher:Hindawi
Place of publication:New York [u. a.]
Contributor(s):John P. Geisler
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2018
Date of first Publication:2018/01/24
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2018/05/03
Volume:2018
Issue:Art. 4593875
Page Number:7
First Page:1
Last Page:6
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Copyright © 2018 Ahmed El-Balat et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
HeBIS-PPN:431861064
Institutes:Medizin / Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds:Medizin
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0