Massive Vaginal Hemorrhage after Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1465-1467

  Kerlan Jr , Robert K ^a   Coffey, James O ^a   Milkman, Marilyn S ^a   LaBerge, Jeanne M ^a   Wilson, Mark W ^a   Wolanske, Kristen A Cea ^a   Gordon, Roy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MENORRHAGIA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0242523972     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000096770.74047.81     Document Type: Article

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