PURPOSE: To identify factors associated with postprocedural necrosis after uterine artery embolization (UAE) for pure adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included patients who underwent UAE for pure symptomatic adenomyosis betwe…
PURPOSE: To compare patient characteristics, regional utilization, and postoperative outcomes among uterine artery embolization (UAE), myomectomy, and hysterectomy for fibroids and adenomyosis and assess whether postoperative adverse events…
PURPOSE: To characterize the effect of embolic particle size on outcomes of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for mixed adenomyosis/fibroids. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A single-center retrospective database was compiled of all patients with m…
PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the relief of pain after percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of symptomatic extraperitoneal endometriosis (EE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: From 2017 to 2022, cryoablation of EE was performed at a single i…
Adenomyosis poses an important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in women's health because of a variety of clinical/imaging presentations and frequent coexistence with other benign gynecologic conditions. In recent years, uterine artery …
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of routine administration of post-procedural antibiotics following elective uterine artery embolization (UAE) on infectious complication rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The charts of patients who underwent UAE…
PurposeTo evaluate safety and efficacy of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for pedunculated subserosal (PS) leiomyomas.Materials and methodsOf 1,069 patients who underwent UAE for symptomatic leiomyomas or adenomyosis from 2007 to 2016, 55…
The effect of uterine artery embolization (UAE) on symptomatic adenomyosis was evaluated in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Four groups were evaluated: short-term ( 12 months) pure adenomyosis, and long-term combined adenomyosis. Imp…
PurposeTo evaluate the effect of degree of necrosis after uterine artery embolization (UAE) on symptom recurrence at midterm clinical follow-up in patients with adenomyosis.Materials and methodsWomen (N = 50) who underwent UAE for symptomat…
PurposeTo evaluate whether uterine artery embolization (UAE) can reduce the premenstrual symptoms in women undergoing UAE for fibroid tumors or adenomyosis.Materials and methodsAmong 141 women who underwent UAE for symptomatic fibroid tumor…
PurposeTo investigate whether dexmedetomidine infusion could reduce opioid consumption and opioid-related side effects after uterine artery embolization (UAE).Materials and methodsFifty patients undergoing UAE for symptomatic leiomyomas or …
PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) collaterals to the uterus found during uterine artery embolization (UAE), associated risk factors, and clinical outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The records of 559 wom…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and complications of uterine artery embolization (UAE) in women with large fibroid tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2005 to February 2011, 323 patients underwent UAE for symptomati…
PURPOSE: To assess contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiographic findings of uterine arteries (UAs) and to evaluate the diagnostic utility of this imaging modality for the prediction of ovarian artery (OA) embolization (OAE). MATE…
PurposeTo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new embolization technique named the 1-2-3 protocol to achieve complete necrosis of adenomyosis after uterine artery embolization (UAE) and to determine predictive factors on magnetic res…
During the past 10 years, uterine artery embolization (UAE) has been investigated as a possible therapy for adenomyosis. All publications available from 1999 through 2010 are included in this report. Levels of evidence and trial classificat…
The presence of an intrauterine device (IUD) has been traditionally considered a risk factor for postprocedural infection in patients undergoing uterine artery embolization (UAE). The authors retrospectively evaluated the occurrence of infe…
A 46-year-old Cambodian woman with a history of adenomyosis underwent a uterine artery embolization procedure to control her menorrhagia. Aortography revealed a left ovarian artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) suppl…
Of 333 women inquiring about minimally invasive image-guided treatments for fibroids, 209 (63%) were clinically eligible for magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) according to criteria specified by the Food and Drug Administ…
PurposeTo evaluate clinical and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging results after uterine artery embolization (UAE) in women with symptomatic adenomyosis with or without uterine leiomyomas.Materials and methodsThirty-eight women with symptomati…
PURPOSE: To assess the incidence of nonviable leiomyomas in patients referred for uterine artery embolization (UAE) with use of contrast material-enhanced pelvic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to determine the effect of this informatio…