Utilization of Endovascular and Surgical Treatments for Symptomatic Uterine Leiomyomas: A Population Health Perspective.

PURPOSE: To conduct a population-level analysis of surgical and endovascular interventions for symptomatic uterine leiomyomata by using administrative data from outpatient medical encounters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: By using administrative data from all outpatient hospital encounters in California (2005-2011) and Florida (2005-2014), all patients in the outpatient setting with symptomatic uterine leiomyomata were identified. Patients were categorized as undergoing hysterectomy, myomectomy, uterine artery embolization (UAE), or no intervention. Hospital stay durations and costs were recorded for each encounter. RESULTS: A total of 227,489 patients with uterine leiomyomata were included, among whom 39.9% (n = 90,800) underwent an intervention, including hysterectomy (73%), myomectomy (19%), or UAE (8%). The proportion of patients undergoing hysterectomy increased over time (2005, hysterectomy, 53.2%; myomectomy, 26.9%; UAE, 18.0%; vs 2013, hysterectomy, 80.1%; myomectomy, 14.4%; UAE, 4.0%). Hysterectomy was eventually performed in 3.5% of patients who underwent UAE and 4.1% who underwent myomectomy. Mean length of stay following hysterectomy was significantly longer (0.5 d) vs myomectomy (0.2 d) and UAE (0.3 d; P < .001 for both). The mean encounter cost for UAE ($3,772) was significantly less than those for hysterectomy ($5,409; P < .001) and myomectomy ($6,318; P < .001). Of the 7,189 patients who underwent UAE during the study period, 3.5% underwent subsequent hysterectomy. CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of women treated with hysterectomy in the outpatient setting has increased since 2005. As a lower-cost alternative with a low rate of conversion to hysterectomy, UAE may be an underutilized treatment option for patients with uterine leiomyomata.

Acretismo placentario focal tratado mediante embolización de arterias uterinas / Focal placenta accreta treated by uterine artery embolisation

El acretismo placentario es causa de hemorragia posparto y es una entidad que incrementa considerablemente la morbimortalidad materna. El diagnóstico anteparto es difícil. La embolización selectiva del vaso nutricio es una técnica conservadora que permite preservar el útero, y por lo tanto conservar la fertilidad. Presentamos el caso de una mujer con hemorragia puerperal, en el que se planteó el diagnóstico diferencial entre acretismo focal y malformación arterio-venosa uterina, que se trató exitosamente mediante embolización de arterias uterinas y posterior legrado, preservando fertilidad y consiguiendo nuevo embarazo posteriormente. Se evalúa la importancia de la interpretación de las imágenes para el diagnóstico, y la adaptación individual de los métodos terapéuticos y el manejo multidisciplinar

Placenta accreta can cause postpartum bleeding and has high maternal morbidity and mortality. Prenatal diagnosis is difficult. Selective embolisation of the uterine artery is a conservative technique that preserves the uterus and fertility. We present the case of a woman with puerperal bleeding, with a postulated differential diagnosis of focal placenta accreta and uterine arteriovenous malformation. Uterine artery embolisation and curettage successfully preserved fertility and the patient subsequently conceived again. We discuss the importance of image interpretation for correct diagnosis, the personalised adaptation of therapeutic methods and a multidisciplinary approach

When helping hurts: the effect of surgical interventions on ovarian reserve.

This commentary reviews some of the major papers that have been published on the effect of ovarian reserve after surgical interventions. At the end, the authors outline a summary on the effect of these interventions, in terms of future fertility and menopause.

Embolización de las arterias uterinas en hematoma disecante de la episiotomía / Uterine artery embolization in dissecting hematoma after episiotomy

Antecedentes. La hemorrragia posparto es una complicación potencialmente grave, siendo de vital importancia que el diagnóstico y el tratamiento tengan lugar de forma precoz. Dentro de los sangrados posparto cabe mencionar los hematomas del canal del parto. Caso. Presentamos un caso grave de hematoma del canal del parto que requirió técnica de embolización selectiva tras el fracaso del tratamiento quirúrgico local, con shock hipovolémico y coagulación intravascular diseminada. Conclusión. Hay que tener en cuenta que la embolización precisa de una infraestuctura y tecnología que se encuentran en hospitales de tercer nivel; la premura en el diagnóstico y una paciente estable hemodinámicamente permitirán el abordaje mediante técnicas de embolización. La embolización de las arterias uterinas en manos expertas permitirá preservar la fertilidad futura de la paciente con escasas complicaciones (AU)

Background. Postpartum hemorrhage is a potentially serious complication and includes bruising of the birth canal. It is vitally important that the diagnosis and treatment take place at an early stage. Case. We report a serious case of bruising of the birth canal that required selective embolization after unsuccessful local surgical treatment, with hypovolemic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Conclusion. Embolization requires an infrastructure and technology that are available in tertiary care hospitals. Early diagnosis allows embolization to be performed in hemodynamically stable patients. Uterine artery embolization in expert hands enables future fertility to be preserved with few complications (AU)

Trends in the rates of peripartum hysterectomy and uterine artery embolization.

The objective of this study was to determine the trends in national rates of peripartum hysterectomy (PH) and uterine arterial embolization (UAE) in Korea. We used data collected by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service of Korea and analyzed data from patients who gave birth during the period from 2005 to 2008. There were 1785,178 deliveries during the study period, including 2636 cases of PH (1.48 per 1000 deliveries). The PH rate in 2005 was 1.57 per 1000 deliveries and in 2008 it was 1.33 per 1000 deliveries. UAE was performed in 161 women (incidence, 0.38 per 1000 deliveries) and 447 women (incidence, 0.98 per 1000 deliveries) in 2005 and 2008, respectively. In Korea, the rate of PH decreased slightly, while the rate of UAE rate increased dramatically during the period from 2005 to 2008. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effects of UAE on the rate of PH performed.