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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2022; 06(02): 102-105
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757781
Case Report

Uterine Artery Embolization after Internal Iliac Artery Ligation

Abeer F. Al-Dhawi
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Medical Imaging Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
,
Mohammed H. Almetlag
2   Department of Interventional Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology at King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia
,
Laila Almutairi
3   Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
,
Hatim Alobaidi
4   Department of Interventional Radiology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
,
Fares Garad
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Medical Imaging Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is one of the primary therapies to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids. Even if the patient underwent internal iliac artery ligation during a massive pelvic hemorrhage or peripartum bleeding previously, UAE can be done through the collaterals for any other reasons. We report a 44-year-old woman who underwent UAE for symptomatic multiple uterine fibroids after internal iliac artery ligation with collaterals originating from the left external iliac artery. We briefly present the case's details and review collaterals pathways after left internal iliac artery ligation that might be encountered during UAE.

Keywords

uterine artery embolization - internal iliac artery ligation - UAE through collaterals


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Article published online:
14 November 2022

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