Vijay Ramalingam MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Nii-Kabu Kabutey MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Tatianie Jackson MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Malik Dawoud MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Steven Deso MD, MS, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Steven Baer MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Ducksoo Kim MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

To demonstrate that uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is safe and effective in patient with large-sized uterine fibroids measuring 15-25 weeks on clinical palpation. UFE can be performed with minimal complications and can provide a significant reduction in symptomatology among this patient population.

A retrospective clinical database analysis of 1257 patients collected over a 13-year time period. Two hundred eighty-two patients with clinically palpable large-sized uterine fibroids measuring 15-25 weeks underwent UFE. All of the patients were examined and referred by their primary care physicians. A detailed assessment of patients demographic information and clinical outcomes were collected and analyzed

Two hundred eighty-two patients (22.4%) of the1257 with large, clinically palpable uterine fibroids (15 to 25 weeks) underwent bilateral uterine artery embolization. Prior to treatment 236 patients were experiencing multiple symptoms while at 3 month follow-up 11 patients were recorded as continuing to have multiple symptoms. The procedural complication rate was (0.02%). Prior to UFE, 55 patients (19.5%) had attempted alternative treatment modalities.

UFE has a low procedural complication rate and effectively reduces patient symptomatology patient’s among patients with clinically uterine fibroids measuring 15-25 weeks in size.

This study aims to show that uterine fibroid embolization is safe for large sized clinically measured uterine fibroids

Ramalingam, V, Kabutey, N, Jackson, T, Dawoud, M, Deso, S, Baer, S, Kim, D, Safety and Effectiveness of Uterine Fibroid Embolization for Large-sized Clinically Measured Uterine Fibroids.  Radiological Society of North America 2011 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 - December 2, 2011 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2011/11008514.html