Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

Sérgio Quilici Belczak

Publications

• Research Article
  Symptoms Improvement after Uterine Artery Embolization for Myomas Management
  Author(s): Sérgio Quilici Belczak, Denis Szejnfeld, Nathalia Almeida Cardoso da Silva, Rafael Kogan Klajner, Lara Corte Ogawa and Marcos Vinícius Maia da MataSérgio Quilici Belczak, Denis Szejnfeld, Nathalia Almeida Cardoso da Silva, Rafael Kogan Klajner, Lara Corte Ogawa and Marcos Vinícius Maia da Mata
  
  Background: Management of uterine myomas aims at improving symptoms that can be a problem and interfere in the patient’s quality of life. Less invasive approaches, such as uterine artery embolization (UAE), for selected patients is supposed to be a safer choice. Methods: Thirty-one women (mean age 38.5 ± 5.9) with symptomatic uterine myomas underwent UAE. All them scored 0 (mildest) to 10 (worst) for discomforting symptoms (abdominal pain (cramping) during and out of menstrual periods; bleeding during and out of menstrual periods; discomforting abdominal swelling; pain during sexual intercourse; general discomfort in diary activities and in social activities) before and 90 days after UAE. Results: Mean scores before and 90 days after UAE were significantly different for all symptoms, except for pain in sexual intercourse. Scores for bleeding out of menstrual periods inc.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6925.1000326

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