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17145478

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids and offers an alternative to conventional myomectomy and hysterectomy. This review focuses on recent publications evaluating UFE and concludes that it is a safe treatment option, providing substantial improvement in both health-related quality of life and symptom control for most patients, with a very low rate of major complications. The durability of these outcomes appears similar to those obtained with myomectomy; however, a direct comparative long-term study is needed. Recent comparative studies have begun to provide more insight in to UFE outcomes compared with outcomes achieved with myomectomy and hysterectomy. UFE should be considered a first line therapy for women with symptomatic uterine fibroids. Additional research will continue to provide us with information as to the ideal candidates for UFE and may provide us with better tools to predict patient outcomes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1089-2516
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Uterine fibroid embolization.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007-2113, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review