Items tagged “leiomyoma”
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Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder
Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor of the bladder. The most common presenting complaints are urinary voiding symptoms such as obstruction and irritation.
These leiomyomas exhibit imaging characteristics on ultrasound, CT and MRI similar to those of uterine leio...
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Uterine artery embolization MRI (an approach)
Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is used as an alternative to hysterectomy in selected patients and MRI assessment is key in allowing not only pre-procedure assessment but also assessing post-procedural outcome.
For a general discussion of the underlying condition refer to the article on uteri...
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Torsion of subserosal leiomyoma of the uterus
Torsion of subserosal leiomyoma of the uterus refers to the twisting of the attached pedicle of a pedunculated subserous leiomyoma of the uterus with subsequent ischemia, necrosis and gangrene 1.
Clinical presentation
acute abdominal pain
GIT symptoms (e.g diarrhea)
tenderness in the lower ...