Reversal of flow in the ovarian artery during uterine artery embolization.
Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is gaining increasing recognition as an effective treatment alternative to hysterectomy in select patients. As interventional radiologists gain more experience in the treatment of fibroids, new interest is being directed toward arterial communications between the uterine arteries and ovarian arteries. This case report focuses on the potentially serious complication of flow reversal up the ovarian artery into the aorta during UAE.
Wolanske
Kristen A
KA
Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California 94143-0628, USA. kristen.wolanske@radiology.ucsf.edu
Gordon
Roy L
RL
Kerlan
Robert K
RK
Wilson
Mark W
MW
LaBerge
Jeanne M
JM
Jacoby
Alison F
AF
D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000628:therapy; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy