Sultana Carmen J, Goldberg Jay, Aizenman Laura, Chon Joanna K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa, USA.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Dec;187(6):1726-7. doi: 10.1067/mob.2002.128989.
Complications of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for treatment of leiomyoma uteri include contrast reactions, hematoma, postembolization syndrome, infection, pulmonary embolus, premature ovarian failure, and uterine necrosis. We present a case of vesicouterine fistula and extrusion of a degenerating leiomyoma into the bladder after UAE, necessitating hysterectomy and partial cystectomy for repair.