Ovarian Protection by Selective Coil Embolization of a Uteroovarian Anastomosis before Uterine Fibroid Embolization: A Report of Two Cases.
10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.3.229
- Author:
Seung Boo YANG
1
;
Han Hyeok IM
;
Yun Woo CHANG
;
Dong Erk GOO
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University, Gumi Hospital, Korea. ysbysb@sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angiography;
Arteries, therapeutic blockade;
Uterus;
Arteries, therapeutic embolization
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Embolization, Therapeutic*;
Female;
Leiomyoma*;
Menopause, Premature;
Ovary;
Uterine Artery;
Uterus
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2006;55(3):229-233
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Premature menopause can be developed as a result of undesired nontarget ovary embolization during the performance of uterine fibroid embolization. The etiology of ovarian failure after uterine fibroid embolization is not yet clearly defined, but one of the leading possibilities is nontarget embolization of the ovaries. We report here on two cases in which superselective coil embolization of distal uterine artery collateral pathways to the ovary was performed during uterine fibroid embolization.