title: Pelvic abscess complicating embolic therapy for control of bleeding cervical carcinoma and simultaneous radiation therapy.
abstract: Embolization therapy for control of bleeding has an important therapeutic role in gynecologic malignancies. This is the first report of a pelvic abscess as a sequela of embolic treatment for bleeding cervical cancer in a patient simultaneously receiving radiotherapy. Other complications of transcatheter embolizationare reviewed. Methods of preventing complications when embolization and radiation are combined are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000098:blood supply / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000628:therapy*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*