Patient presentation and management of labial ulceration following uterine artery embolization.
Uterine artery embolization is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. Nontarget embolization of adjacent internal iliac artery branches is a reported complication of uterine artery embolization. The following report describes the presentation and management of ulcerations of the labium minora due to nontarget embolization of the internal pudendal artery.
Gonsalves
Carin
C
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 111 South 11th Street, Gibbon Suite 4200, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Carin.Gonsalves@jefferson.edu
Franciosa
Stefan V
SV
Shah
Suken
S
Bonn
Joseph
J
Wu
Christine
C
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D003287:Contrast Media; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*; D014844:Vulva / Q000293:injuries*
D003287:Contrast Media