Giant uterine leiomyoma devascularized by embolization prior to surgical removal

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 278-280

  Djelmis, Josip ^a   Mayer, Davor ^a   Majerovic, Mate ^a   Radanovic, Branko ^a   Starcevic, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Giant uterine tumor; Leiomyoma; Preoperative embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVASCULARIZATION; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0035700803     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(01)00380-3     Document Type: Article

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