title: Disintegration and stepwise expulsion of a large uterine leiomyoma with restoration of the uterine architecture after successful uterine fibroid embolization: case report.
abstract: Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a new minimally-invasive treatment option for leiomyomata of the uterus leading to symptomatic improvement and shrinkage of the fibroids. We present a case of restoration of the uterine architecture after disintegration and stepwise expulsion of infarcted leiomyoma tissue 7 months after UFE for leiomyoma-related menorrhagia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Charité, Medizinische Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10098 Berlin, Germany. thomas.kroencke@charite.de
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kroencke
authors.forename: Annett
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gauruder-Burmester
authors.forename: Christian N H
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Enzweiler
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taupitz
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hamm
mesh_terms: D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*