Pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery after an uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1593-1597

  McGonegle, Shane J ^a   Dziedzic, T Scott ^a   Thomas, John ^a   Hertzberg, Barbara S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MICROSPHERE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIZZINESS; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 33846968813     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.12.1593     Document Type: Article

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