Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Foreword
- 1 Uterine fibroids: epidemiology and an overview
- 2 Histopathology of uterine leiomyomas
- 3 Imaging of uterine leiomyomas
- 4 Abdominal myomectomy
- 5 Laparoscopic managment of uterine myoma
- 6 Hysteroscopic myomectomy
- 7 Myomas in pregnancy
- 8 Expectant and medical management of uterine fibroids
- 9 Hysterectomy for uterine fibroid
- 10 History of embolization of uterine myoma
- 11 Uterine artery embolization – vascular anatomic considerations and procedure techniques
- 12 Pain management during and after uterine artery embolization
- 13 Patient selection, indications and contraindications
- 14 Results of uterine artery embolization
- 15 Side effects and complications of embolization
- 16 Reproductive function after uterine artery embolization
- 17 Reasons and prevention of embolization failure
- 18 Future of embolization and other therapies from gynecologic perspectives
- 19 The future of fibroid embolotherapy: a radiological perspective
- Index
- Plate section
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Foreword
- 1 Uterine fibroids: epidemiology and an overview
- 2 Histopathology of uterine leiomyomas
- 3 Imaging of uterine leiomyomas
- 4 Abdominal myomectomy
- 5 Laparoscopic managment of uterine myoma
- 6 Hysteroscopic myomectomy
- 7 Myomas in pregnancy
- 8 Expectant and medical management of uterine fibroids
- 9 Hysterectomy for uterine fibroid
- 10 History of embolization of uterine myoma
- 11 Uterine artery embolization – vascular anatomic considerations and procedure techniques
- 12 Pain management during and after uterine artery embolization
- 13 Patient selection, indications and contraindications
- 14 Results of uterine artery embolization
- 15 Side effects and complications of embolization
- 16 Reproductive function after uterine artery embolization
- 17 Reasons and prevention of embolization failure
- 18 Future of embolization and other therapies from gynecologic perspectives
- 19 The future of fibroid embolotherapy: a radiological perspective
- Index
- Plate section
Summary
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- Chapter
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- Uterine FibroidsEmbolization and other Treatments, pp. 143 - 147Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003