Published December 2012
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Journal article
Perforation of Transverse Colon: A Catastrophic Complication of Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids
Description
We report a case of a 43-year-old woman who underwent uterine artery embolization (UAE) for a symptomatic large fibroid uterus and had spontaneous perforation of the transverse colon 3 months after embolisation with near-fatal consequences. We believe this is the first reported case in the literature of this serious complication of UAE. We briefly review the literature on bowel complications after UAE and discuss lessons to be learned regarding patient selection and postprocedure follow-up.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1524-1527
- ISSN
- 0174-1551
- CODEN
- CAIRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44025816
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ARTERIES; LARGE INTESTINE; PATIENTS; PERFORATION; RADIOLOGY; UTERUS; WOMEN
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITALS; FEMALES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINES; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)