Uterine artery embolisation of myomas: Preliminary results of gelatin sponge pledgets as the embolic agent

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 393-396

  Stancato Pasik, A ^a   Katz, R ^a,b   Mitty, H A ^a   Cooper, J ^a   Ahn, J ^a   Braffman, B ^a   Carano, K ^a   Brodman, M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial embolisation; Fertility; Fibroids; Uterine myomas

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; FENTANYL CITRATE; GELATIN SPONGE; KETOROLAC; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MIDAZOLAM; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0033509419     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645709909152911     Document Type: Article

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