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Published on: January 17, 2019
[Risk and complication rate of uterine fibroid embolization (UFE)]
B Radeleff1, S Rimbach, G W Kauffmann
1Abteilung für Radiodiagnostik, Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Boris@radeleff.de
Aim:
Our goal was to evaluate risks and complication rate of uterine fibroid embolization (UFE).
Results:
The most frequent complications reported in the literature are associated with angiography procedure, serious complications are extremely infrequent.
Conclusion:
The embolization of fibroids is a safe angiographic intervention. Nevertheless, the interventional radiologist must be aware of the common risks and complication and the strategies to avoid them.
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