Vascular malformations in the uterus: Ultrasonographic diagnosis and conservative management

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 171-178

  Timmerman, Dirk ^a   Van Den Bosch, Thierry ^b   Peeraer, Karen ^a   Debrouwere, Ellen ^a   Van Schoubroeck, Dominique ^a   Stockx, Luc ^a   Spitz, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b H Hartkliniek ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Color Doppler sonography; Embolization; Ultrasonography; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033805784     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00443-7     Document Type: Article

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