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Article History

Received: 30 May 2021

Accepted: 16 June 2021

First Online: 1 August 2021

Declarations

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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Professor Tianfu Wang.

: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.

: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.

: Written informed consent was not required for this study because this study is a systematic review of literature.

: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because this study is a systematic review of literature.

: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in the 10 included studies used for the final analysis. We acknowledged that the abstract of this manuscript has been shown in a preprint server ExternalRef removed. However, this was a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. These data have not been published elsewhere, and the manuscript is not under review at any other journal. The details of this preprint are as below:DOI: ExternalRef removedCite as: Lu Liu, Baiying Lei, Tianfu Wang. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation versus surgical interventions for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Authorea. October 19, 2020.URL link: ExternalRef removed

: • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses