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KMID : 0358420110540010062
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2011 Volume.54 No. 1 p.62 ~ p.65
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FATAL PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM AFTER UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION FOR UTERINE MYOMA: A CASE REPORT
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Park So-Young
Jung Hyuk
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Abstract
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A 34-year-old woman with 10x8 cm sized myoma who was unmarried state willing to be pregnant received uterine artery embolization to treat myoma. There was no problem in pre-operative, per-operative and post-operative laboratory or physical exam but patient had sudden death that later confirmed to be pulmonary thromboembolism in the autopsy. Uterine artery embolization is a minimally invasive method to treat uterine myoma. Although there can be some complications, thromboembolic complications after uterine artery embolization are very infrequent. We present a case of death occurred from a pulmonary embolism after uterine artery embolization to treat uterine myoma.
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KEYWORD
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Myoma, Embolization, Complications, Thromboembolism
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