Medical References
On Uterine Fibroid Embolization

 
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Safety

Dheeraj K. Rajan MD, John R. Beecroft MD,Timothy WI Clark MSc MD, Murray R. Asch MD, Martin E. Simmons MD, John R. Kachura MD, Michael Sved MD, Kenneth W. Sniderman MD
Risk of Intrauterine Infectious Complications after Uterine Artery Embolization
Article on JVIR site | PDF

Adel Ahmad MD, Laila Qadan MD, Naheda Hassan MD, Kenneth Najarian MD
Uterine Artery Embolization Treatment of Uterine Fibroids: Effect on Ovarian Function in Younger Women
Article on JVIR site | PDF

Henri Marret MD, Ana Maria Alonso MD, Jean Philippe Cottier MD, Francois Tranquart MD, Denis Herbreteau PhD, Gilles Body MD
Leiomyoma Recurrence after Uterine Artery Embolization
Article on JVIR site | PDF

James B. Spies MD, Amy Spector, Antoinette R. Roth MD, Chandra M. Baker, Lauren Mauro, Kerry Murphy-Skrynarz RN
Complications After Uterine Artery Emobolization for Leiomyomas
Article on PubMed site

Robert K. Ryu, Aheed Siddiqi, Reed A. Omary, Howard B. Chrisman, Albert A. Nemcek Jr., Michael J. Sichlau, Robert L. Vogelzang
Sonography of Delayed Effects of Uterine Artery Embolization on Ovarian Arterial Perfusion and Function
Article on AJR site

Giovanna Tropeano MD, Katarzyna Litwicka MD, Carmine Di Stasi MD, Domenico Romano MD, Salvatore Mancuso MD
Permanent amenorrhea associated with endometrial atrophy after uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids
Article on PubMed site

Boris Nikolic MD, James Spies MD, Michael Lundsten PhD, Suhny Abbara MD
Patient Radiation Dose Associated with Uterine Artery Embolization
Article on PubMed site

Boris Nikolic MD, James B. Spies MD, Lloyd Campbell MS, Sheila M. Walsh RN MA, Suhny Abbara MD, and Michael J. Lundsten PhD
Uterine Artery Embolization: Reduced Radiation with Refined Technique
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Antoinette R. Roth BS, James B Spies MD, Sheila M. Walsh RN MA, Bradford J. Wood MD, Jackeline Gomez-Jorge MD, Elliot B. Levy MD
Pain after Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomata: Can Its Severity be Predicted and Does Severity Predict Outcome?
Article on JVIR site | PDF

Tetsuya Katsumori, Kazuhiro Nakajima, Tadashi Mihara
Is a Large Fibroid a High-Risk Factor for Uterine Artery Embolization?
Article on AJR site

Gaylene Pron PhD, Eva Mocarski MD, Marsha Cohen MD MHsc, Terence Colgan MD, John Bennett MD CM, Andrew Common Md, George Vilos MD, Rose Kung MD
Hysterectomy for Complications after Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyoma: Results of a Canadian Multicenter Clinical Trial
Article on PubMed site

Pinto I, Chimeno P, Romo A, Paul L, Haya J, de la Cal MA, Bajo J.
Uterine fibroids: uterine artery embolization versus abdominal hysterectomy for treatment–a prospective, randomized, and controlled clinical trial.
Radiology. 2003 Feb;226(2):425-31.

Ahmad A, Qadan L, Hassan N, Najarian K.
Uterine artery embolization treatment of uterine fibroids: effect on ovarian function in younger women.
JVIR 2002. 3(10):1017-20.

Spies J, Roth A, Gonsalves S, Murphy-Skrzyniarz K.
Ovarian function after uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata: assessment with use of serum follicle stimulating hormone assay.
JVIR 2001. 12:437-442.

Efficacy / Outcomes

Robert Worthingon-Kirsch MD, James B. Spies MD, Evan R. Myers MD MPH, Jyotsna Mulgund MS, Matthew Mauro MD, Gaylene Pron PhD, Eric D. Peterson MD MPH, Scott
Goodwin MD
The Fibroid Registry for Outcomes Data (FIBROID) for Uterine Embolization: Short-Term Outcomes
Article on PubMed site

James B. Spies MD, Evan R. Myers MD MPH, Robert Worthingon-Kirsch MD, Jyotsna Mulgund MS, Scott Goodwin MD, Matthew Mauro MD
The FIBROID Registry: Symptom and Quality-of-Life Status 1 Year After Therapy
Article on PubMed site

James B. Spies MD, Jill Bruno DO, Ferenc Czeyda-Pommersheim MD, Shantel T. Magee MD, Susa A. Ascher MD, Reena C. Jha MD
Long-Term Outcome of Uterine Artery Embolization of Leiomyomata
Article on PubMed site

James B. Spies MD, Antoinette R. Roth BS, Reena C. Jha MD, Jackeline Gomez-Jorge MD, Elliot B. Levy MD, Thomas C. Chang MD, Susan A. Ascher MD
Leiomyomata Treated with Uterine Artery Embolization: Factors Associated with Successful Symptom and Imaging Outcome
Article on RSNA site

Gaylene Pron PhD, Marsha Cohen MD, Jennifer Soucie MSc, Greg Garvin MD, Leslie Vanderburgh MD, Stuart Bell MD
The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Trial. Part 1. Baseline patient characteristics, fibroid burdern, and impact on life
Article on PubMed site

Gaylene Pron PhD, John Bennett MD, Andrew Common MD, Jane Wall MD, Murray Asch MD, Kenneth Sniderman MD
The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Trial. Part 2. Uterine fibroid reduction and symptom relief after uterine artery embolization for fibroids
Article on PubMed site

JH Ravina, D Herbreteau, N. Ciraru-Vigneron, JM Bouret, E Houdart, A Aymard, JJ Merland
Arterial emboliszation to treate uterine myomata

WJ Walker, P Barton-Smith
Long-term follow up of uterine artery embolisation – an effective alternative in the treatment of fibroids
Article on BJOG site

Gaylene Pron PhD, Eva Mocarski MD, John Bennett MD, George Vilos MD, Andrew Common MD, Mukarram Zaidi MD, Kenneth Sniderman MD, Murray Asch MD, Roman Kozak MD, Martin Simons MD, Cuong Tran MD, John Kachura MD
Tolerance, Hospital Stay, and Recovery after Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Trial
Article on JVIR site

Gaylene Pron PhD, John Bennett MD, Andrew Common MD, Kenneth Sniderman MD, Murray Asch MD, Stuart Bell MD, Roman Kozak MD, Leslie Vanderburgh MD, Greg Garvin MD, Martin Simons MD, Cuong Tran MD, John Kachura MD
Technical Results and Effects of Operator Experience on Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Trial
Article on JVIR site | PDF

WJ Walker, JP Pelage
Uterine artery embolisation for symptomatic fibroids: clinical results in 400 women with imaging follow up
Article on BJoG site

Robert A. Bucek, Stefan Puchner, Johannes Lammer
Mid- and Long-Term Quality-of-Life Assessment in Patients Undergoing Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Article on AJR site

Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp MD, Nicole A. Volkers MD, Peter F.J. Donderwinkel MD, Sjoerd de Blok MD PhD, Erwin Birnie PhD, Willem M. Ankum MD PhD , Jim A. Reekers MD PhD
Uterine artery embolization versus hysterectomy in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids (EMMY trial): Peri- and postprocedural results from a radomized controlled trial
Article on PubMed site

James B. Spies MD
The EMMY Trial of Uterine Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroid Tumors: Randomized, Yes, but a Flawed Trial Nonetheless
Article on JVIR site

Togas Tulandi MD MHCM
Treatment of Uterine Fibroids – Is Surgery Obsolete
Article on NEJM site

Beinfeld M, Bosch J, Isaacson K, Gazelle G.
Cost-effectiveness of uterine artery embolization and hysterectomy for uterine fibroids.
Radiology 2004;230:207-213.

Razavi M, Hwang G, Jahed A, Modanloo S, Chen B.
Abdominal myomectomy versus uterine fibroid embolization in the treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas.
AJR Abstracts. 2003 180)6) 1571.

Baker C, Winkel C, Subramanian S, Spies J.
Estimated costs for uterine artery embolization and abdominal myomectomy for uterine leiomyomata: a comparative study as a single institution.
J Vasc Inter Radiol 2002; 13:1207-1210.

Ravina JH, et al,
Value of Preoperative Embolization of Uterine Fibroma: A Report of a Multicenter Series of 31 cases
Contraception, Fertility, Sexuality 1995;23(1):45-49.
Article on PubMed site

Worthington-Kirsch RL, Hutchins FL, Popky GL, “Uterine Artery Embolization for the Management of Leiomyomas: Quality in Life Assessment and Clinical Response,” Radiology 1998;208:625-629.
Article on PubMed site

Hutchins FL, Worthington-Kirsch R, Berkowitz RP. Selective uterine artery embolization as primary treatment for symptomatic leiomyomata uteri. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 1999;6:279-84.
Article on PubMed site

Goodwin SC, Vedantham S, McLucas B, Forno AE, Perrella R. Preliminary experience with uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1997;8:517-26 [Published erratum appears in J Vasc Interv Radiol 1999;10:991].
Article on PubMed site

Pregnancy / Fertility

Howard B. Chrisman MD, Mark B. Saker MD, Robert K. Ryu MD, Albert A Nemcek Jr. MD, Melvin V. Gerbie MD, Magdy P. Milad MD, Steven J. Smith MD, Luke E. Sewall MD, Reed A. Omary MD MS, Robert L. Vogelzang MD
The Impact of Uterine Fibroid Embolization on Resumption of Menses and Ovarian Function
Article on JVIR site | PDF

James B. Spies MD, Antoinette R. Roth BS, Sheila M. Gonsalves RN MA, Kerry M. Murphy-Skrzyniarnz RN MS
Ovarian Function after Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomata: Assessment with Use of Serum Follicle Stimulating Hommone Assay
Article on JVIR site | PDF

McLucas B, Adler L, Perrella R.
Uterine fibroid embolization: nonsurgical treatment for symptomatic fibroids.
JACS. 2001. 192:95-205.

McLucas B, Goodwin S, Adler L, Rappaport A, Reed R, Perrella R.
Pregnancy following uterine fibroid embolization.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2001. 74;1:1-7.

Stancato-Pasik A, et al
Obstetric Embolotherapy: Effect on Menses and Pregnancy
Radiology 1996;201:179.
Article on PubMed site

Related Topics

Broder MS, Kanouse DE, Mittman BS, Bernstein SJ.
The appropriateness of recommendations for hysterectomy.
Obstet Gynecol 2000;95:199-205.

James B. Spies MD
Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: Understanding the Technical Causes of Failure
Article on JVIR site

Mara M. Barth MS, James B. Spies MD
Ovarian Artery Embolization Supplementing Uterine Embolization for Leiomyomata
Article on JVIR site

Mahmood K. Razavi MD, Kristen A. Wolanske MD, Gloria L. Hwang MD, Daniel Y. Sze MD, Stephen T. Kee MD, Michael D. Drake MD
Angiographic Clasification of Ovarian Artery-to-Uterine Artery Anastomoses: Initial Observations in Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Article on PubMed site

Jean-Pierre Pelage MD, Olivier Le Dref MD, Joaquim Mato MD, Phillipe Soyer MD PhD, Denis Jacob MD, Mourad Kardache ME, Henri Dahan MD, Danielle Repiquet MD, Didier Payen MD, Jean-Bernard Truck MD, Jean-Jacques Merland MD, Roland Rymer MD
Life-threatening Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage: Treatment with Emergency Selective Arterial Embolization
Article on PubMed site

Chandra M. Baker BS, Craig A. Winkel MD MBA, Sujha Subramanian PhD, James B. Spies MD
Estimated Costs of Uterine Artery Embolization and Abdominal Myomectomy for Uterine Leiomyomata: A Comparative Study at a Single Institution
Article on PubMed site

Jay Goldberg MD, Leonardo Pereira MD, Vincenzo Berghella MD, James Diamond PhD, Emile Darai MD, Piero Seinera MD, Renato Seracchioli MD
Pregnancy outcomes after treatment for fibromyomata: Uterine artery embolization versus laparoscopic myomectomy
Article on PubMed site

Thomas A. Velling, Frank J. Berman, Lee D. Hall, John T. Watabe
Role of the Interventional Radiologist in Treating Obstetric-Gynecologic Pathology
Article on AJR site

Harjit Singh MD
Interventional radiology in the gynaecological oncology patient
Article on PubMed site

Gina K. Hesley MD, Joel P. Felmlee PhD, John B. Gebhart MD, Kelly T. Dunagan, Krzysztof R. Gorny PhD, Jessica B. Kesler RN, Kathleen R. Brandt MD, Janel N. Glantz MD, Bobbie S. Gostout MD
Noninvasive Treatment of Uterine Fibroids: Early Mayo Clinic Experience With Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Guided Focused Ultrasound
Article on PubMed site

Patricia Evans MD, Susan Brunsell MD
Uterine Fibroid Tumors: Diagnosis and Treatment

ACOG issues opinion on uterine artery embolization for treatment of fibroids
ACOG News Release, January 30, 2003.

Kido A, Monma C, Togasi K, Ueda H, Itoh K, Fujii S, Konishi J.
Uterine arterial embolization for the treatment of diffuse leiomyomatosis. JVIR 2003. 14:643-647.

FDA clears device to treat fibroids.
FDA Talk Paper, November 26, 2002.

Spies J, Niedzwiecki G, Goodwin S, Patel N, Andres R et al.
Training standards for physicians performing uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata.
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2001;12:19-21.

Smith SJ,
Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Am Fam Physician 2000;61:3601-12.
Article on AAFP site

Greenberg MD, Kazamel TI.
Medical and socioeconomic impact of uterine fibroids.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1995;22:625-36.

Smith SJ, Sewall LE, Handelsman A
A Clinical Failure of Uterine Fibroid Embolization Due to Adenomyosis
J Vasc Interv Radiol 1999 10: 1171-1174.

Gilbert Wm, et al
Angiographic Embolization in the Management of Hemorrhagic Complications of Pregnancy
AM J Obste Gynecol 1992;166:493-497.
Article on PubMed

Castaneda-Zuniga WR, Sanchez R, Amplatz K
Experimental observations on short and long-term effects of arterial occlusion with Ivalon
Radiology 1978;126:783-5.
Article on PubMed