One further concern with ablation treatment is that it alters the uterine lining and may make early detection of uterine cancer difficult. Hysterectomy, of course, eliminates this risk completely. Many studies comparing hysterectomy with hysteroscopic ablation have found no difference in sexual or emotional adjustment after a year Myolysis A technique called myolysis, or laparoscopic leiomyoma coagulation, uses either lasers or electrosurgery to eliminate the fibroid. The procedure employs a needle that rapidly punctures a number of holes in the fibroid, heating and destroying the tissue in various locations. A variant called cryomyolysis that uses a freezing probe may also prove to be useful.
Widespread destruction cuts off the blood supply and shrinks the fibroid over the following months.
Such advanced techniques performed by surgeons highly skilled in the procedure may make it possible to destroy even large intramural fibroids. This is still a recent technique. Copyright Ellora Microsystems 1999, Contact Us All Standard Disclaimers Apply. Designed and Maintained by Ellora Microsystems, Mumbai.