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- Title
Fibroid expulsion: a unique presentation of mechanical small bowel obstruction 11 years after uterine artery embolization: a case report.
- Authors
Roberson, Jeffrey L.; Krumeich, Lauren N.; Darwich, Nabil F.; Babatunde, Victor; Laczko, Dorottya; Albee, Andrew; Yang, Zhaohai; Jack, Amr El; Shlansky-Goldberg, Richard; DeAgostino-Kelly, Mary; Braslow, Benjamin M.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Uterine artery embolization in the treatment of uterine leiomyoma has been rarely associated with dislodgement and expulsion of infarcted uterine fibroids through the vagina, peritoneum, or bowel wall, predominantly occurring within 6 months of uterine artery embolization.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>We present the case of a 54-year-old African American woman who underwent uterine artery embolization 11 years prior and developed mechanical small bowel obstruction from the migration of fibroid through a uteroenteric fistula with ultimate impaction within the distal small bowel lumen. Small bowel resection and hysterectomy were curative.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Uteroenteric fistula with small bowel obstruction due to fibroid expulsion may present as a delayed finding after uterine artery embolization and requires heightened awareness.
- Publication
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1752-1947
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1186/s13256-021-02917-z