Embolotherapy for myoma-induced menorrhagia.
Uterine fibroids are a common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding. Uterine artery embolization has proven to be highly effective in controlling fibroid related menorrhagia and triggering tumor degeneration.
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Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. huchin@ix.netcom.com
Worthington-Kirsch
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D001158:Arteries; D000075202:Contraindications; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*