Buttock necrosis after uterine artery embolization.

Dietz, Danielle M; Stahlfeld, Kurt R; Bansal, Surendra K; Christopherson, Wayne A · Obstet Gynecol · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Uterine artery embolization is an increasingly popular alternative to hysterectomy or myomectomy for treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyomata. A woman with a symptomatic uterine fibroid developed 2 areas of full-thickness necrosis on her right buttock following uterine artery embolization. After surgical debridement, healing occurred over 14 weeks. Buttock necrosis is a possible complication of nontarget embolization during uterine artery embolization.

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