Uterine artery ligation for management of uterine fibroids

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-140

  Akinola, O I ^a   Fabamwo, A O ^a   Ottun, A T ^a   Akinniyi, O A ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bilateral Uterine Artery Ligation; Menorrhagia; Uterine Fibroids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 26844540729     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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