Impact of grayscale and Doppler ultrasound characteristics on reducing the size of tumors in the treatment of uterine fibroids by uterine artery embolization.

Azim Motamedfar, Mohammad Momen Gharibvand, Said Tamiz

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Article in Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Azim MotamedfarDepartment of Radiology, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Mohammad Momen GharibvandDepartment of Radiology, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Said TamizStudent Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IR

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aim of the studyUterine fibroids are one of the most prevalent benign tumors. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of uterine artery embolization on treating and reducing the size of symptomatic uterine fibroids. MATERIAL AND

methodsEighty patients with uterine fibroids were selected for this study. Then ultrasound and Doppler were performed by a radiologist to evaluate the size, number, echogenicity, vascularity, and location of fibroids in the uterine wall. Before performing uterine artery embolization, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, international normalized ratio, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine tests were performed for all the patients to identify background problems. Finally, SPSS 22 was used for data analysis.

resultsThe dominant fibroid volume before the embolization was 244.57 cm

conclusionsUterine artery embolization is an effective treatment for fibroid tumors. In this study, the number of tumors, echogenicity, and vascularity of tumors had no effect on tumor volume reduction.

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Dopplergrayscale ultrasounduterine artery embolizationuterine fibroids

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PMID31061634

DOI10.5114/wo.2019.84111

PMCPMC6500395

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