Ovarian vein embolization for the treatment of pelvic congestion syndrome: Long-term technical and clinical results

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 859-864

  Maleux, Geert ^a   Stockx, Luc ^a   Wilms, Guy ^a   Marchal, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Varices; Veins, ovarian; Veins, therapeutic blockade

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARIAN VEIN; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS CONGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0033926757     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61801-6     Document Type: Article

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