Preliminary evaluation of uterine artery embolization for treatment of adenomyosis

Nguyen Xuan Hien1, Nguyen Tuan Linh2, Pham Minh Thong1,
1 Bach Mai hospital
2 Bach Mai Hospital

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The uterine arterial embolization was carried out for 17 patients who suffered from adenomyosis, in which of them, 10 cases were followed-up by MRI at 1 and 3 months after embolization. The results showed that: free from abdominal pain were about 87.5 and 81.25% respectively and free from menorrhagia were 66.7% and 50% respectively. The thickness of transitional zone was reduced from 33 to 22.1mm. Average reducing of uterine volume was from 274.4 to 215.9cm3, corresponding to 19.5% of decreased volume. No contrast enhancement on MRI were found at 7 patients (7/10). 100% patients felt abdominal pain at the end of the procedure, especially 94,1% strongly pain. Hospitalization time was only 1-2 days in 94,1% of patients.

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