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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2002;45(11):2087-2092. Published online November 1, 2002.
- A case of uterine artery embolization for treatment of huge uterine myoma.
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Hye Kyoung Mun, Jin Suk Kim, Seung Ho Shin, Tae Il Cho, Jung Wok Kim, Ho Kyong Hwang
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul Sung Ae General Hospital, Korea.
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, Sung Ae General Hospital, Kwangmyung, Korea.
- Abstract
- Uterine myomas are the most common benign tumor of the female genital organ. Uterine artery embolization is well reported of primary treatment of uterine myoma. A 29 year-old nulliparous woman was diagnosed as uterine myoma by ultrasonogram. We embolize both uterine artery after treatment with GnRH analog and then we experience a case of improvement of menorrhagia, with reduction in uterine myoma size. So we report that case with a brief review.
Keywords :Uterine myoma;Uterine artery embolization
