Pelvic abscess complicating embolic therapy for control of bleeding cervical carcinoma and simultaneous radiation therapy.
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.
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*