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Review
. 2007 Oct 6;335(7622):720-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.440069.AD.

Uterine artery embolisation to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids

A Watkinson  1 , A Nicholson
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Review

Uterine artery embolisation to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids

A Watkinson et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Women may now have another effective, safe, and minimally invasive treatment option for treating fibroids

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: AW is a clinical adviser to Biocompatibles Ltd.

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Fig 1 Gadolinium enhanced axial T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis before embolisation. The uterus is enlarged, mainly as a result of a 14.2 cm intramural vascular fibroid, which shows pronounced enhancement
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Fig 2 Left: pre-embolisation angiography performed from the right groin via a selective catheter in the left uterine artery shows the typical vascular appearances of the hypertrophied arteries supplying the uterine fibroid (arrows). Right: angiography after embolisation with polyvinyl alcohol shows contrast stasis, with no distal flow to the fibroid
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Fig 3 Gadolinium enhanced axial T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis two months after the procedure. The fibroid is greatly reduced in size and is not contrast enhanced, as it is avascular
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