Authors: Robert A. Bucek, Stefan Puchner and Johannes Lammer American Journal of Roentgen Shortened abstract: OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to assess the mid- and long-term outcomes concerning fibroid-specific and fibroid-associated quality of life in patients treated by uterine fibroid embolization. CONCLUSION. Uterine fibroid embolization leads to an impressive mid- and long-term improvement of all investigated [...]

Authors: Audrey L. Spielmann, Ciaran Keogh, Bruce B. Forster, Michael L. Martin and Lindsay S. Machan Shortened Abstract: OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether pelvic MRI provides additional clinically relevant information after sonography in the preprocedure evaluation of uterine artery embolization of fibroids. CONCLUSION. MRI provided considerable additional information compared with [...]

Mahmood K. Razavi, MD, Kristen A. Wolanske, MD, Gloria L. Hwang, MD, Daniel Y. Sze, MD, Stephen T. Kee, MD and Michael D. Dake, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology Shortened abstract: To prospectively study and classify the anastomoses between the ovarian and uterine arteries in women undergoing uterine fibroid embolization, and to compare the presence [...]

Authors: Amy M. White, MD, Filip Banovac, MD, Shadi Yousefi, MD, Rebecca S. Slack, MS, and James B. Spies, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology Shortened abstract: Purpose: To retrospectively determine the sensitivity of ovarian artery (OA) visualization at aortography performed after uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) and, using OA arteriography as the reference standard, compare the [...]

Authors: E. Somigliana, P. Vercellini, R. Daguati, R. Pasin, O. De Giorgi and P.G. Crosignani Human Reproduction Update Advance Access originally published online on June 21, 2007 Abstract: Observational epidemiological studies aimed at elucidating the relationship between fibroids and infertility are inconclusive due to methodological limitations. However, two main pieces of clinical evidence support the [...]

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Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomas: Pre- and Postprocedural Evaluation with US1 Sangeet Ghai, MD, Dheeraj K. Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FSIR, Matthew S. Benjamin, MD, Murray R. Asch, MD, FRCPC and Sandeep Ghai, MD 1 From the Divisions of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (S.G., D.K.R., M.S.B., M.R.A.) and Women’s Imaging (S.G.), Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto [...]

Title: Successful spontaneous pregnancy following surgical removal of a post uterine artery embolized necrotic fibroid capsule: a case report Authors: Chun Ng, Stuart Lavery, Anne Hemingway, Ruth Williamson, Andrew McCarthy, Geoffrey Trew and Raul Margara Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on October 13, 2005 Summary: Despite the reports and recommendations of some surgeons [...]

Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic fibroids: short-term versus mid-term changes in disease-specific symptoms, quality of life and magnetic resonance imaging results Authors: C. Scheurig, A. Gauruder-Burmester, C. Kluner, R. Kurzeja, A. Lembcke, E. Zimmermann, B. Hamm and T. Kroencke Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on July 27, 2006 Summary: This study aimed to [...]

The American College of Obstetricians offers a bulletin where you can find related medical articles to treatments of leiomyomas. One of the suggested articles is: Title: Alternatives to Hysterectomy in the Management of Leiomyomas Author: Stewart, Elizabeth MD ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS. 2008 Vol. 112, No. 2, Part [...]