Complications Associated with Uterine Artery Embolisation for Fibroids

Table 1

Acute Phase	Subacute and chronic phase
Pain	Pain
Postembolisation; syndrome	Transient or permanent amenorrhoea
Sepsis	Endometritis
Bleeding	Urinary retention
Groin haematoma	Passage of fibroid tissue
Contrast reaction	Delayed contrast reaction
Vasovagal response	Tuboovarian abscess
Pulmonary embolus	Uterine necrosis and rupture