Initial results from uterine fibroid embolization for symptomatic leiomyomata

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1149-1157

  Spies, James B ^a   Scialli, Anthony R ^a   Jha, Reena C ^a   Imaoka, Izumi ^a   Ascher, Susan M ^a   Fraga, Vivian M ^a   Barth, Klemens H ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroid; Uterine arteries, therapeutic blockade; Uterus, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE RETENTION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0032883358     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70212-5     Document Type: Article

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