{"id":3506,"date":"2026-02-26T16:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiki.voka.io\/glossary\/embolizacion-de-arterias-uterinas\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:53:17","slug":"embolizacion-de-arterias-uterinas","status":"publish","type":"glossary_item","link":"https:\/\/wiki.voka.io\/es\/glosario\/embolizacion-de-arterias-uterinas\/","title":{"rendered":"Embolizaci\u00f3n de la arteria uterina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>La embolizaci\u00f3n de la arteria uterina es un m\u00e9todo moderno m\u00ednimamente invasivo de tratamiento endovascular radiogr\u00e1fico que consiste en la oclusi\u00f3n (bloqueo) artificial selectiva del canal vascular del mioma uterino.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x44D;&#x442;&#x438;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x433;&#x438;&#x44F;-&#x438;-&#x43F;&#x430;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x444;&#x438;&#x437;&#x438;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x433;&#x438;&#x44F;\"><strong>Etiolog\u00eda y fisiopatolog\u00eda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>El procedimiento lo realiza un cirujano intervencionista bajo anestesia local mediante una punci\u00f3n de la arteria femoral. Bajo control radiol\u00f3gico, se introduce un microcat\u00e9ter en las arterias uterinas, donde se inyectan microesferas polim\u00e9ricas calibradas (\u00e9mbolos). Se atascan en el plexo vascular perifibroideo, que es terminal (no tiene colaterales). Esto provoca una isquemia irreversible y una necrosis as\u00e9ptica (infarto) de los ganglios miomatosos. Con el tiempo, el tejido del n\u00f3dulo es sustituido por fibrosis, con la consiguiente hialinosis, y disminuye de volumen. El miometrio sano no se ve afectado debido a la red desarrollada de vasos de derivaci\u00f3n.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x43A;&#x43B;&#x438;&#x43D;&#x438;&#x447;&#x435;&#x441;&#x43A;&#x43E;&#x435;-&#x437;&#x43D;&#x430;&#x447;&#x435;&#x43D;&#x438;&#x435;\"><strong>Importancia cl\u00ednica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>La EMA es una alternativa eficaz a la histerectom\u00eda y la miomectom\u00eda, sobre todo en caso de n\u00f3dulos m\u00faltiples y alto riesgo quir\u00fargico. 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