title: [Uterine arterial embolization in the treatment of adenomyosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the clinical efficacy of uterine arterial embolization (UAE) in the treatment of adenomyosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  UAE procedures were performed in 23 patients with adenomyosis. Two 3.0 F FASTRACKER-325 tubes were placed into bilateral uterine arteries respectively and the fresh gelfoam particles mixed with antibiotic drugs were used to embolise the arteries. After treatment the symptoms and uterine volume of all patients were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All clinical symptoms of 23 patients relieved. Dysmenorrhea completely disappeared in 19 patients, significantly alleviated in 2 patients. But in other 2 recurred. The uterine volume shrunk significantly [(50 +/- 18)%] vs [(100 +/- 0)%]. The blood flow within the uterine and lesions detect by color doppler flow imaging decreased immediately after UAE. Low-abdominal pain and slight fever were seen after treatment and recovered within 1 - 2 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  UAE is an effective and safe method in the treatment of adenomyosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510180, China.
authors.forename: Chunlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jinjiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peiming
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*