Primary mediastinal leiomyoma: An angiographic study and embolisation of the feeding vessels to improve the surgical approach

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 574-576

  Baldo X ^a   Sureda, C ^a   Gimferrer, J M ^a   Belda, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leiomyoma; Mediastinic tumour; Percutaneous embolisation; Thoracic benign mass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 0030909817     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01099-8     Document Type: Article

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