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Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;104:1159-1161
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CASE REPORTS

Buttock Necrosis After Uterine Artery Embolization

Danielle M. Dietz, MD*, Kurt R. Stahlfeld, MD*, Surendra K. Bansal, MD{dagger} and Wayne A. Christopherson, MD{ddagger}

Departments of *Surgery, {dagger}Radiology, and {ddagger}Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Address reprint requests to: Danielle M. Dietz, MD, Department of Surgery, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; e-mail: danielledietz{at}hotmail.com.

BACKGROUND: Uterine artery embolization is an increasingly popular alternative to hysterectomy or myomectomy for treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyomata.

CASE: A woman with a symptomatic uterine fibroid developed 2 areas of full-thickness necrosis on her right buttock following uterine artery embolization. After surgical debridement, healing occurred over 14 weeks.

CONCLUSION: Buttock necrosis is a possible complication of nontarget embolization during uterine artery embolization.




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