Uterine Fibroids Embolization and other Treatments [Paperback]

This 2003 book compares conventional surgical treatments for uterine fibroids with the emergence of uterine artery embolization.Uterine fibroids are the commonest benign tumors of the uterus and pelvis, and are the single most common cause of surgery in women apart from childbirth. As such, this pioneering new book, which compares and contrasts conventional surgical treaments with the rapid emergence of uterine artery embolization as an alternative and less invasive procedure, looks set to provide a turning-point for the future treatment of this condition. The book gives a very comprehensive account of the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis and management of uterine fibroids, with an ephasis on embolization.Uterine fibroids are the commonest benign tumors of the uterus and pelvis, and are the single most common cause of surgery in women apart from childbirth. As such, this pioneering new book, which compares and contrasts conventional surgical treaments with the rapid emergence of uterine artery embolization as an alternative and less invasive procedure, looks set to provide a turning-point for the future treatment of this condition. The book gives a very comprehensive account of the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis and management of uterine fibroids, with an ephasis on embolization.Indicating a turning point for the future treatment of uterine fibroids, this study compares and contrasts conventional surgical treatments with the rapid emergence of uterine artery embolization as an alternative and less invasive procedure. Uterine fibroids, common benign tumors of the uterus and pelvis, are the single most common cause of surgery in women apart from childbirth. The volume provides a very comprehensive account of the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis and management of uterine fibroids.1. Fibroids: epidemiology and an overview J. Goedken and J. A. Rock; 2. Histopathology of uterine leiomyomas C. V. Biscotti and T. Falcone; 3. Imaging of uterine leiomyomas G. Arthl$