Clinical Study
Indications and Outcomes of Uterine Artery Embolization in Patients with Uterine Leiomyomas
Table 1
Patient characteristics ().
| | Age (y) | 41.7 ± 3.5 (mean ± standard deviation) | | Parity | 0.96 ± 1.2 | | Indication of UAE | | | Hypermenorrhea/anemia | 20 | | Dysmenorrhea | 5 | | Medical complications | 3 | | DM · renal failure; CKD · PD; CP · thrombosis | | | Type of uterine leiomyomas | | | Submucosal | 12 | | Intramural | 13 | | Size (diameter, cm) | 8.4 ± 5.3 | | Anemia (hemoglobin value, g/dL) | 8.5 ± 3.0 |
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UAE: uterine artery embolization; DM: diabetes mellitus; CKD: chronic kidney disease; PD: peritoneal dialysis; CP: cerebral palsy.
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