Academic Editor: Michael H. Dahan
Background: Uterine arteries embolization (UAE) is a minimally invasive
procedure with good results when it is used as interventional treatment for
patients diagnosed with benign or malignant uterine tumors. The main
gynecological malignancies that are complicated by hemorrhages and would benefit
from UAE are cervical cancer and endometrial cancer in late inoperable stages or
following surgery. Methods: During five years, in the Bucharest
University Emergency Hospital’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, from 605
patients to whom trans-catheter embolization of the uterine arteries was
performed, 33 (5.45%) were diagnosed with cervical cancer (n = 31) and
endometrial cancer (n = 2) in the advanced stage addressed for heavy acute
vaginal bleeding and secondary anemia. Results: For those patients, UAE
was used as palliative treatment. The average age of the patients in the
evaluated group was 48.7