Uterine artery embolization should not be recommended without careful consideration in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 506-511

  Ohgi, Shirei ^a,b   Nakagawa, Koji ^a   Inoue, Hiromi ^b   Yasuda, Masanobu ^b   Saito, Hidekazu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b SHONAN KAMAKURA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Convalescence; Laparoscopic surgery; Side effect; Uterine artery embolization; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA DISCHARGE; WORK;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547696770     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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