title: Absence of uterine arteries discovered at fibroid embolisation.
abstract: Uterine artery embolisation is an increasingly used modality for the treatment of uterine leiomyomata. A 45-year-old woman with menorrhagia due to fibroids was discovered at uterine artery embolisation to have absent uterine arteries. Knowledge of the potential anatomical variants is important for those carrying out uterine artery embolisation, and further investigation of alternative treatment methods is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital, London UK. kmaclami@hotmail.com
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Maclaran
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tait
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D055988:Uterine Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*