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Abdominal Wall Hernias Following High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy: Three Case Reports

  • Woo Yeon Han (Department of Plastic Surgery, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yeongsong Kim (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Pyeong Hwa Kim (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Eun Key Kim (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2023.05.15
  • Accepted : 2024.01.30
  • Published : 2024.07.15
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Abstract

Although many studies reported the safety and efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, there are still worries about internal organ injury. However, reports of abdominal wall hernias after HIFU therapy are rare. We present three cases of abdominal wall hernias without skin injury after HIFU therapy in uterine adenomyosis or fibroids. The diagnosis was often delayed because of vague symptoms, inadequate clinical suspicion, and delayed proper image studies. Abdominal wall hernia should be recognized as a possible complication after HIFU and be suspected when the patient presents with unordinary abdominal swelling and/or pain that lasts for more than a few months after the procedure.

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