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Uterine Artery Embolization Using Gelatin Sponge Particles Alone for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

Midterm Results

¹ All authors: Department of Radiology, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, Ohashi 2-4-1, Ritto-cho, Kurita-gun, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan.

View larger version (113K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1A. —44-year-old woman with multiple uterine fibroids. Arteriogram of right uterine artery before uterine artery embolization shows abnormal vessels feeding multiple uterine fibroids.

View larger version (140K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1B. —44-year-old woman with multiple uterine fibroids. Arteriogram of right uterine artery after uterine artery embolization shows that ascending uterine arteries are occluded, whereas arch segment and main (descending) uterine arteries are patent.

View larger version (166K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1C. —44-year-old woman with multiple uterine fibroids. Arteriogram of left uterine artery before uterine artery embolization shows abnormal vessels feeding multiple uterine fibroids.

View larger version (142K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1D. —44-year-old woman with multiple uterine fibroids. Arteriogram of left uterine artery after uterine artery embolization shows that ascending uterine arteries are occluded, whereas arch segment and main (descending) uterine arteries are patent.

View larger version (112K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2A. —Photographs show gelatin sponge particles being made from gelatin sponge sheets (Spongel; Yamanouchi, Tokyo, Japan). First, sheet is cut into thin slices using a scalpel (A), then slices are compressed to be paperlike (B) and are cut into small fragments using small scissors (C and D).

View larger version (122K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2B. —Photographs show gelatin sponge particles being made from gelatin sponge sheets (Spongel; Yamanouchi, Tokyo, Japan). First, sheet is cut into thin slices using a scalpel (A), then slices are compressed to be paperlike (B) and are cut into small fragments using small scissors (C and D).

View larger version (129K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2C. —Photographs show gelatin sponge particles being made from gelatin sponge sheets (Spongel; Yamanouchi, Tokyo, Japan). First, sheet is cut into thin slices using a scalpel (A), then slices are compressed to be paperlike (B) and are cut into small fragments using small scissors (C and D).

View larger version (139K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2D. —Photographs show gelatin sponge particles being made from gelatin sponge sheets (Spongel; Yamanouchi, Tokyo, Japan). First, sheet is cut into thin slices using a scalpel (A), then slices are compressed to be paperlike (B) and are cut into small fragments using small scissors (C and D).

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