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Case Report

Successful pregnancies in women with diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis after high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation: report of three cases

Chunmei Gonga Department of Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. China;b State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Zhenjiang Linb State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China;c Department of Gynaecology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Yongbin Denga Department of Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Bing Yangc Department of Gynaecology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Lian Zhanga Department of Gynecology, Chongqing Haifu Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. China;b State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2234674 | Received 22 May 2023, Accepted 04 Jul 2023, Published online: 12 Jul 2023

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