Uterine artery embolization as a treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids: A review of literature and case report

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 361-367

  Seals, Judy Gainey ^a   Jones, Paul A ^a   Wolfe, Cheryl ^a,b  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Chicago Women's Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroid expulsion; Menorrhagia; Postembolization syndrome; Uterine artery embolization; Uterine fibroids; Uterine volume reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; UTERUS CANCER; VASCULARIZATION;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 33750126465     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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