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Article: Uterine artery embolization effective with adenomyosis.(News)(annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe)(Uterine artery embolization )
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- Internal Medicine News
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- February 1, 2006
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NICE, FRANCE -- Uterine artery embolization should not be withheld from women with adenomyosis, according to investigators who conducted a prospective, multicenter study in 42 symptomatic patients.
At a median clinical follow-up of 17 months, 37 women had avoided hysterectomy, Dr. Paul N.M. Lohle reported at the annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe.
Pain, bleeding, and mass-related symptoms were improved or resolved in nearly all patients, said Dr. Lohle of St. Elisabeth Hospital in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Magnetic resonance imaging attested to the effectiveness of embolization in these ...