The Benefits and Limits of Laparoscopic Surgery for Uterine Fibroids
Uterine leiomyomas (i.e., fibroids, myomas) are the most common gynecologic tumors in women of reproductive age (1). Clearly, the majority of such lesions are asymptomatic (2). Symptoms directly attributable to these benign tumors represent the most common reason for laparotomy in non-pregnant women in the United States (3,4), and also in Taiwan (5). Whereas in decades past, hysterectomy was seen almost as a panacea for uterine leiomyomas, more recently attention has been paid to the development of pharmaceutical agents and less-invasive procedures (6). Frequently, such procedures are designed to retain the uterus (6). Of these, myomectomy may be a choice among the uterine-sparing treatments for symptomatic uterine myoma (7,8).
The surgical mode of access usually employed in myomectomy is traditional exploratory laparotomy or its modification-mini-laparotomy (MLT) (9) or ultra-mini laparotomy (UMLT) (10,11), though recently, laparoscopy (12-14) or a combination of laparoscopy and MLT (9), vaginal surgery (15), and hysteroscopic myomectomy (16-21) have represented valid alternatives. However, myomectomy alone provides varying degrees of symptom control and a high percentage of recurrence, not only for the tumors themselves, but also for the symptoms. For example, one study reported that symptom resolution varied from 84.0% to 100% depending on different items and 21 (19.4%) of 108 patients experienced a recurrence after an average interval of 16 months (range, 1.8-47.4 months) (22). Therefore, an alternative or additional therapy might be required to provide longer durable symptom control and minimize tumor recurrence. One of the strategies is laparoscopic uterine vessel occlusion (LUVO), also known as laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion (LUAO) (23,24).
The rationale for using LUVO in the management of symptomatic myomas is found in the successful experience with uterine-artery embolization (UAE), which was introduced in 1995 as an alternative technique for treating fibroids (25). Since then it has become increasingly accepted as a minimally invasive, uterine-sparing procedure, and studies have reported the relief of excessive menstrual bleeding or pressure in 80-90% of patients (26-32). LUVO provided similar relief of symptoms (89.4% with symptomatic improvement and 21.2% with complete resolution of symptoms) in 2001 in a 7- to 12-month follow-up of 87 patients after LUVO (33).
Since that time there has been rapid growth in the use of this treatment with various modifications, such as simultaneous accompaniment with myomectomy either through laparoscopy or ML, and there has been considerable research into its outcome (22,34-42). However, in our previous data, we found that a combination of LUVO and myomectomy provided definite effectiveness in symptom control for these women with symptomatic uterine myomas (98.1% to 100% symptom resolution depending on various kinds of items), minimized tumor recurrence, and rendered the vast majority of re-interventions unnecessary (22). Myomectomy can be performed by the laparoscopic approach or by ML when patients are undergoing the LUVO procedure. Before 2002, we often used ML to perform myomectomy (22). However, we have shortened the incision to less than 4 cm, creating ultramini-laparotomy (UMLT) to perform myomectomy (10,11,43).
Since many conservative therapies might provide less or more therapeutic effects on the symptom control and disease status, the aim of this prospective study tries to evaluate the therapeutic outcomes of these symptomatic uterine myomas after different kinds of therapies in the coming 5 years at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
調査の概要
状態
条件
研究の種類
入学 (予想される)
連絡先と場所
研究連絡先
- 名前:Wen-Hsun Chang, NB
- 電話番号:886921125253
- メール:whchang@vghtpe.gov.tw
研究連絡先のバックアップ
- 名前:Ling-Wei Yang, MS
- 電話番号:886928994443
- メール:sammy680106@hotmail.com
研究場所
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Taipei
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201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei、Taipei、台湾、112
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- Peng-Hui Wang
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コンタクト:
- Wen-Hsun Chang, NB
- 電話番号:886921125253
- メール:whchang@vghtpe.gov.tw
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主任研究者:
- Peng-Hui Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
サンプリング方法
調査対象母集団
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- symptomatic;
- having a wish to retain their uterus;
- an absence of previous abdominal or pelvic surgery;
- a number of visible uterine masses (myomas) less than or equal to 5 intramural or sub-serous myomas (without peduncle);
- a maximum diameter of no more than 8 cm;
- an absence of prominent or significant pelvic adhesion on clinical evaluation; AND
- at least a 2-year thorough follow-up record available.
Exclusion Criteria:
- without pathological diagnosis of myoma if the specimen can be obtained; OR
- any violation the above-mentioned criteria.
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
コホートと介入
グループ/コホート |
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Ultramini laparotomy (UMLT) myomectomy (UMLT-M) versus laparoscopic myomectomy (LM)
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Laparoscopically aided myomectomy (LAM) versus LM
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LAM versus UMLT-M
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Mini laparotomy myomectomy (ML-M) versus UMLT-M
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Laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion with blockage of anastomosis between the uterine and ovarian vessels (LUVO) versus laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion without blockage of anastomosis between the uterine and ovarian vessels (LUAO)
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LUVO+LAM versus LUAO+LAM
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LUVO+LM versus LUAO+LM
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LUVO+UMLT-M versus LUAO+UMLT-M
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LUVO versus UMLT-UVO
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UMLT-UVO versus UMLT-UAO
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LUAO versus UMLT-UAO
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UMLT-UVO+UMLT-M versus UMLT-UAO+UMLT-M
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LUVO versus LM
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LUVO versus LAM
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LUVO versus LUAO+LM
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LUVO versus LUAO+UMLT-M
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LUVO versus LUAO+LAM
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
時間枠 |
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Surgical technique, patient suffering, and outcomes (symptom control, relapse of symptoms, re-intervention, regularity of menstrual cycles and pregnancy outcome) in both groups.
時間枠:2-years and 5 years
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2-years and 5 years
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研究開始
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研究の完了 (予想される)
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最初の投稿 (見積もり)
学習記録の更新
投稿された最後の更新 (見積もり)
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詳しくは
本研究に関する用語
キーワード
その他の研究ID番号
- VGHIRB-98-01-20A
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