Arteriovenous malformations of the uterus: An uncommon cause of vaginal bleeding

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 736-740

  Hoffman, Matthew K ^a   Meilstrup, Jon W ^b   Shackelford, D Paul ^b   Kaminski, Paul F ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS;

EID: 0030726521     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199712000-00004     Document Type: Review

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