Uterine artery embolisation for symptomatic fibroids in a tertiary hospital in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-83

  Mohan, P Chandra ^a   Tan, B S ^a   Kwek, B H ^a   Abu, J ^a   Koh, D ^a   Tay, K H ^a   Lau, T N ^a   Ong, D ^b   Yu, S L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Embolisation; Uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MENORRHAGIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 15044350365     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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