Uterine artery embolization in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroid tumors (EMMY trial): Periprocedural results and complications

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 471-480

  Volkers, Nicole A ^a   Hehenkamp, Wouter J K ^a   Birnie, Erwin ^a   De Vries, Cees ^b   Holt, Cor ^c   Ankum, Willem M ^a   Reekers, Jim A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 33748277139     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000203419.61593.84     Document Type: Article

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