title: Endometrial Ablation: Normal Imaging Appearance and Delayed Complications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Nonresectoscopic endometrial ablation techniques are being used as an alternative first-line management for menorrhagia. With these techniques, patients are at risk of developing delayed complications including painful obstructed menses, such as central hematometra and cornual hematometra, and postablation tubal sterilization syndrome. Pregnancy and the detection of endometrial cancer after ablation pose challenges in management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiologists should recognize the normal imaging findings in patients who have undergone endometrial ablation, be aware of the causes of treatment failure, and accurately identify delayed complications associated with these procedures.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd, 3rd Fl MRI, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Daub
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd, 3rd Fl MRI, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
authors.forename: Jacob A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sepmeyer
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pathology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hathuc
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd, 3rd Fl MRI, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
authors.forename: Michelle D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sakala
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd, 3rd Fl MRI, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
authors.forename: Melanie P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Caserta
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Radiology, Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA.
authors.forename: Mary J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clingan
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, One Medical Center Blvd, 3rd Fl MRI, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
authors.forename: Keyanoosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hosseinzadeh
mesh_terms: D055356:Endometrial Ablation Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: endometrial ablation; endometrial cancer; hematometra; imaging; menorrhagia; postablation tubal sterilization syndrome; pregnancy