Key clinical point: Ovarian arteries embolization (OAE) improved quality of life (QoL) and lowered rates of subsequent surgery in women who experienced persistent symptoms after uterine arteries embolization (UAE) for uterine fibroids (UF).
Major finding: Less than a fifth of the cohort underwent subsequent hysterectomy. Almost 90.9% of patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging after 12 months of OAE showed a decrease in uterine volume and complete devascularization of the dominant fibroid tumor. After a mean follow-up of 70 months, 8 of the 10 patients who responded to the QoL questionnaire reported an improvement or stability of symptoms.
Study details: Findings are from a retrospective analysis of 1,300 women treated with UAE for symptomatic UF, of which 18 women underwent a second embolization through one or both ovarian arteries.
Disclosures: This study did not receive any funding. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Ifergan H et al. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2021 Aug 25. doi: 10.1007/s00261-021-03255-w .