| Literature DB >> 29032946 |
Annefleur M de Bruijn1, Marieke Smink2, Paul N M Lohle3, Judith A F Huirne4, Jos W R Twisk4, Caroline Wong5, Linda Schoonmade5, Wouter J K Hehenkamp4.
Abstract
The effect of uterine artery embolization (UAE) on symptomatic adenomyosis was evaluated in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Four groups were evaluated: short-term (< 12 months) pure adenomyosis, short-term adenomyosis with fibroids (combined adenomyosis), long-term (> 12 months) pure adenomyosis, and long-term combined adenomyosis. Improvement of symptoms occurred in 83.1% (872/1,049) of patients. Reported symptom reduction was 4.8% greater in the short-term combined group (P = .169) and 11.4% greater in the long-term combined group (P = .003). Uterine volume was reduced in all patients at 3 months. The effects of UAE on symptom improvement and uterine volume reduction in patients with adenomyosis are encouraging.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29032946 DOI： 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.07.034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vasc Interv Radiol ISSN： 1051-0443 Impact factor: 3.464