Collateral supply to uterine leiomyomata from an unnamed vessel: a case report.
Uterine leiomyomata are most often supplied solely by the uterine arteries. However, myomata have been reported to recruit collateral supply, usually from the ovarian arteries, which may contribute to clinical failure of uterine artery embolization. This case report describes a patient in whom a uterine myoma developed collateral supply de novo. The aberrant vessel was identified using computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and was selectively occluded in a successful embolization procedure.
McLucas
Bruce
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA. mclucas@ucla.edu
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization / Q000379:methods*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000628:therapy