title: Myoma expulsion after uterine artery embolization: complication or cure?
abstract: A 54-year-old woman had an expulsed myoma 10 weeks after uterine artery embolization. After treatment with antibiotics and a small surgical intervention, she recovered completely without any sign of myomatous disease afterwards. Patients should be informed about the possibility of expulsion. Expulsion of myomas after uterine artery embolization occurs relatively frequently and may be just one of the ways to attain cure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. w.j.hehenkamp@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: Wouter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hehenkamp
authors.forename: Nicole A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Volkers
authors.forename: Alexander D Montauban
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Van Swijndregt
authors.forename: Sjoerd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Blok
authors.forename: Jim A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Reekers
authors.forename: Willem M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Ankum
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*