Objective      To explore clinical features

complications and curative effects of uterine artery embolization (UAE) on patients with placenta accrete.         Methods      We reviewed and analyzed the clinical outcome

effective rate (such as bleeding reduction or stop

menses return and re-pregnancy)

and ineffective rate (such as additional embolization treatment

hysterectomy

and maternal death) of embolization treatment in the 80 late pregnancy cases from 110 placenta accreta cases (including 40 cases in UAE group

9 cases in hysterectomy group

12 cases in conservative t

reatment group

and 19 finally eliminated cases) hospitalized in Xinqiao hospital from January 2006 to December 2012.        Results      There was no statistical significance of age

gestational weeks

times of pregnancy among the 3 groups (

P

0.05). After UAE

bleeding in 38 cases were successfully arrested

but 2 cases failed. There were common complications such as fever and abdominal pain

but no organ ischemia or nerve damage. The differences of blood loss and blood transfusion

operation time

and hospitalization time among the three groups had statistical significance (

P

0.05). One year follow-up was performed for the patients in the UAE group. Except for 9 lost patients during follow-up

31 patients resumed normal menstruation and 2 of them were pregnant again.        Conclusion      UAE has the advantages of short time of pre-operative preparation and operation

rapid bleeding control and reduced complications

and avoid hysterectomy to improve life quality in these patients.