Embolization

Uterine fibroid (artery) embolization. Ken U. Ekechukwu, MD, MPH, FACP.

What is uterine fibroid embolization? Uterine fibroids are benign tumors (noncancerous) that grow in the uterus. There may be one or countless fibroids and they grow in any part of the uterus, frequently disfiguring it and making it grow to enormous proportions. These tumors grow and multiply under the influence of the female hormone, estrogen, […]

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