title: Selective Embolisation of a Heavily Bleeding Cervical Fibroid in a Pregnant Woman.
abstract: We report a case of a 20-week pregnant woman, who underwent embolisation of a cervical fibroid to end a life-threatening massive bleeding. This is the first reported case in the literature of a super-selective uterine fibroid embolisation (UFE) in a pregnant woman, even though pregnancy is considered an absolute contraindication for UFE. This rare case demonstrates that UFE can be safely performed during pregnancy providing an excellent short- and long-term clinical outcome for both mother and child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Elisabeth TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. paullohle@hetnet.nl.
authors.forename: Paul N M
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Lohle
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Elisabeth TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. f.boekkooi@elisabeth.nl.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Boekkooi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Elisabeth TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. c.fiedeldeij@elisabeth.nl.
authors.forename: Cora A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fiedeldeij
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. b.berden@elisabeth.nl.
authors.forename: Hubert J J M
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Berden
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics, Elisabeth TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. w.d.jong@elisabeth.nl.
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Academisch Medisch Centrum, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.a.reekers@amc.uva.nl.
authors.forename: Jim A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Reekers
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Universitair Medisch Centrum, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands. a.franx-2@umcutrecht.nl.
authors.forename: Arie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franx
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Elisabeth TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. wjjvanrooij@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Willem Jan J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: van Rooij
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Arterial intervention; Clinical practice; Embolization; Emergency medicine; Fibroid; Hemorrhage; Uterine fibroid; Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE)