Temporary uterine artery occlusion for treatment of menorrhagia and uterine fibroids using an incisionless Doppler-guided transvaginal clamp: Case report

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 269-271

  Vilos, George A ^a   Vilos, E C ^a   Romano, W ^a   Abu Rafea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibroid; Leiomyoma; Menorrhagia; Uterine artery occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; RATING SCALE; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS MYOMA;

RUTA;

EID: 29144492895     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei299     Document Type: Article

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