Risk of intrauterine infectious complications after uterine artery embolization

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1415-1421

  Rajan, Dheeraj K ^a   Beecroft, John R ^a   Clark, Timothy W I ^b   Asch, Murray R ^a   Simons, Martin E ^a   Kachura, John R ^a   Sved, Michael ^c   Sniderman, Kenneth W ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'CONTOUR'; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL SPONGE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUBMUCOSA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 10344249386     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000141337.52684.C4     Document Type: Article

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