Uterine artery replacement by the round ligament artery: An anatomic variant discovered during uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9 I, 2002, Pages 939-941

  Saraiya, Piya V ^a   Chang, Thomas C ^a   Pelage, Jean Pierre ^a   Spies, James B ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroid; Uterine arteries, anatomy; Uterine arteries, embolization; Uterus, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS;

EID: 0036741766     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61779-5     Document Type: Article

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