Treatment of uterine fibroids by embolization - Advantages, disadvantages, and pitfalls

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-138

  David, M ^a   Ebert, A D ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embolization; Fibroids; Myoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; AMENORRHEA; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MOLECULAR PROBE; PARENTHOOD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 28444435146     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.06.015     Document Type: Review

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