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High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for large and small solitary uterine fibroids

Chih-Ting Changa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5938-3953
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Cherng-Jye Jengb Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Show Chwan Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;c Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cheng-Yu Longa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Linus T. Chuangd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Western Connecticut Health Network, Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Danbury, CT, USA
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Jenta Shene Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
Pages 485-489 | Received 25 Apr 2020, Accepted 03 Feb 2022, Published online: 13 Mar 2022

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