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Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroid Disease

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Embolization of the uterine arteries has been the standard of care for management of acute bleeding after childbirth or after gynecologic surgery since the late 1970s (1,2). Through the 1980s, apparently no one in either the interventional radiology or gynecologic communities had thought of treating uterine fibroids by embolization. This may have been due to the minimal interaction between interventional radiology and gynecology practices.

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  1. Section of Interventional Radiology, Tenet Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Robert L. Worthington-Kirsch MD, FSCVIR, FASA (Clinical Professor of Radiology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, President, Image Guided Surgery Associates, PC, Director)

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  1. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Eric vanSonnenberg MD (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist) (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist)

  2. Brigham and Women’s Hospital Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Eric vanSonnenberg MD (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist) (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist)

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    William N. McMullen (Interventional Oncology Consultant) (Interventional Oncology Consultant)

  4. Department of Radiology, Ospedale Civile Busto Arsizio, 21052, Busto Arsizio, Italy

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Worthington-Kirsch, R.L. (2005). Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroid Disease. In: vanSonnenberg, E., McMullen, W.N., Solbiati, L., Livraghi, T., Müeller, P.R., Silverman, S.G. (eds) Tumor Ablation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28674-8_34

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