Arterial embolization in chronic hemorrhage from uterine neoplasms
Suvorova, I.V.; Tarazov, P.G.; Zharinov, G.M.; Neklasova, N.I.
Voprosy Onkologii 42(4): 59-62
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 8928461 Document Number: 466926
Transcatheter embolization of the internal iliac arteries because of chronic bleeding from unresectable carcinoma of the uterus was performed in 8 patients aged 36-67. Hemorrhage was brought under control in all cases by application of a spectrum of procedures: bilateral combined, distal and proximal occlusion using autoblood clots, Gelfoam, Ivalon and steel coils although there was one recurrence 5 months after treatment, no bleeding occurred during an 11 month-4 year follow-up. Trancatheter embolization proved effective in the management of chronic bleeding from unresectable carcinoma of the uterus.