Limited uterine artery embolization with tris-acryl gelatin microspheres for uterine fibroids

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-20

  Pelage, Jean Pierre ^a   Le Dref, Olivier ^a   Beregi, Jean Paul ^c   Nonent, Michel ^c   Robert, Yann ^c   Cosson, Michel ^b   Jacob, Dennis ^a   Truc, Jean Bernard ^a   Laurent, Alexandre ^a   Rymer, Roland ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fibroid; Uterine arteries, embolization; Uterus, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; MICROSPHERE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 12244298202     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000052287.26939.b0     Document Type: Article

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