ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe the outcomes after uterine artery embolization treatment of leiomyoma. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Gynecology - Federal University of São Paulo. PATIENT: a 34-year-old woman with a diagnosis of leiomyoma for two years. INTERVENTION: embolization of uterine arteries with 500 to 700-microm diameter polyvinyl alcohol particles. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: pregnancy and delivery. RESULTS: After embolization, the follow-up revealed a good clinical response with significant reduction in uterus and leiomyoma volume. Also, the patient became spontaneously pregnant, but the delivery was cesarean section due to placenta accreta.. CONCLUSION: Regardless of arterial embolization results for controlling uterine bleeding, this procedure might have some consequences on pregnancy outcome.
