Transcatheter arterial embolotherapy: A therapeutic alternative in obstetrics and gynecologic emergencies

Seminars in Interventional Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 240-248

  Wu, Carol C ^a   Lee, Margaret H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial embolization; Obstetric gynecologic hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CESAREAN SECTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENITAL BLEEDING; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIC HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 33747881347     PISSN: 07399529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-948761     Document Type: Review

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