[Transcatheter embolization of the internal iliac arteries as an alternative to their surgical ligation].

Embolization of internal iliac arteries was performed in a patient with haemorrhage from advanced uterine cervix cancer. Apart from surgical ligation of arteries, embolization is sometimes the only form of palliative treatment which in many cases improves the general condition of patients and allows continuation anticancer management. As it diminishes the fear of recurrent haemorrhages embolization significantly improves also the psychological state of patients.