子宫肌瘤动脉栓塞治疗进展

子宫肌瘤是女性生殖系统最常见的良性肿瘤 ,发病率约占育龄妇女的 2 0 %。病因不明 ,一般认为与长期、过度的雌激素刺激有关。临床症状通常为月经不规律 ,经量增多及痛经 ,可引起尿频 ,尿潴留及便秘等压迫症状 ,还可导致不孕及流产〔1〕。

Development of Artery Embolization to Treat Hysteromyoma

The hysteromyoma is the most common benign tumor in genital system with unknown reason. It is believed that it related with over excretion of estrogen. The hysterectomy and myomectomy of hysteromyoma are common adapted in clinic, but later method might have relapse with less indication. Recent study showed that the uterus could produce many active materials that participate the genital and physiological processes. It is uncertain that treat with drugs and hysterectomy has great trauma and cause the deletion of organ. So uterus artery embolization will have bright future method.