Features of Angioarchitectonics of Uterus in Uterine Leiomyoma: a Series of Clinical Observations

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: One of most important problems in the gynecological practice is the choice of the treatment method of uterine leiomyoma. Uterine artery embolization has been practiced in the Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan), since 2004. Individual peculiarities of blood supply to the uterus and ovaries become the cause of failure of the endovascular treatment of patients with uterine leiomyoma in 20%–25% of cases forcing the doctors to resort to traditional surgical methods. The article presents a series of clinical cases demonstrating variants of angioarchitectonics of uterus and the results of the analysis of uterine artery embolization (UAE, n = 1743) performed at the department of X-ray surgical methods of diagnostics and treatment in the Primary healthcare unit of Kazan (Privolzhsk) Federal University.
 CONCLUSION: Endovascular occlusion of uterine arteries in patients with uterine myoma is a fairly effective method of treatment of this disease, and an adequate assessment of the peculiarities of the angioarchitectonics of uterus in uterine myoma permits to considerably increase the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the frequency of complications. The presented series of clinical observations from the clinical archive of the authors’ team demonstrates the variants of angioarchitectonics of uterus.