Beyond uterine artery embolization for fibroids: what can interventional radiology do for you?
Purpose of review
This review highlights important advances in image-guided therapies for patients with benign complex gynecological conditions, beyond uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata (fibroids).
Recent findings
A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed (NLM), Embase (Ovid), and Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate) to find English-written articles on interventional radiology gynecologic procedures, including cryotherapy for abdominal wall endometriosis, uterine artery embolization for adenomyosis, embolization for pelvic venous disorder, and ultrasound-guided biopsies for uterine myometrial tumors, focusing on articles published in the previous 18 months.
Summary
The role of interventional radiology has been expanding in complex benign gynecologic conditions with recent advances and new applications.