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Case Reports
. 2007 Nov-Dec;30(6):1263-6.
doi: 10.1007/s00270-007-9120-8.

Patient presentation and management of labial ulceration following uterine artery embolization

Carin Gonsalves  1 , Stefan V Franciosa, Suken Shah, Joseph Bonn, Christine Wu
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Case Reports

Patient presentation and management of labial ulceration following uterine artery embolization

Carin Gonsalves et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2007 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Uterine artery embolization is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. Nontarget embolization of adjacent internal iliac artery branches is a reported complication of uterine artery embolization. The following report describes the presentation and management of ulcerations of the labium minora due to nontarget embolization of the internal pudendal artery.

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