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Pelvic pain after uterine artery embolization: a prospective randomized study of polyvinyl alcohol particles mixed with ketoprofen versus bland polyvinyl alcohol particles.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
November 2008
St. Louis Hospital and Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, New University of Lisbon.
Purpose: To evaluate whether pelvic pain following uterine artery embolization (UAE) can be decreased by using ketoprofen mixed with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).
Materials And Methods: A randomized prospective study was performed in 80 patients (age range, 25-52 years; mean age, 41 years) undergoing UAE with PVA between March and August 2006. Forty patients received PVA particles mixed with ketoprofen, and 40 received bland PVA particles.