Table 2: Clinical outcome of uterine artery embolization in reducing the uterine fibroid.
|
Outcome |
No |
% |
|
Technique |
||
|
Trans-femoral approach |
150 |
93.8% |
|
Trans-radial approach |
10 |
6.3% |
|
Fibroid size reduction |
|
|
|
< 50% |
38 |
44.7% |
|
50-75% |
27 |
31.8% |
|
> 75% |
20 |
23.5% |
|
Response |
||
|
No data |
76 |
47.5% |
|
Decrease in size and enhancement |
40 |
25.0% |
|
Decrease in size and necrosis |
21 |
13.1% |
|
Decrease in enhancement stable in size |
6 |
3.8% |
|
Decrease in size and stable enhancement |
4 |
2.5% |
|
Stable in size and enhancement |
4 |
2.5% |
|
Complete regression |
3 |
1.9% |
|
No enhancement - Decrease in size |
3 |
1.9% |
|
Stable in size and necrosis |
3 |
1.9% |