Extraperitoneal hypogastric artery ligation in control of intractable haemorrhage from advanced carcinoma of cervix and choriocarcinoma

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-148

  Kwawukume, E Y ^a   Ghosh, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; LIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030078362     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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