title: Uterine fibroid embolization for patients with acute urinary retention.
abstract: Acute urinary retention due to uterine fibroids is rare. In reported cases, hysterectomy and myomectomy have been the recommended therapies. Herein, the authors describe two patients with acute obstructive urinary retention who experienced immediate improvement and the ability to spontaneously void after uterine fibroid embolization. The rapidity of response and the nonsurgical nature of this therapy suggest that it may be used as the first-line therapy for this rare event.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, 177 Fort Washington Ave, MHB 4-100, New York, NY 10032, USA. ziv1@mac.com
authors.forename: Ziv J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Haskal
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Armijo-Medina
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*