Midterm clinical and first reproductive results of a randomized controlled trial comparing uterine fibroid embolization and myomectomy

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-85

  Mara, Michal ^a,c   Maskova, Jana ^b   Fucikova, Zuzana ^a   Kuzel, David ^a   Belsan, Tomas ^b   Sosna, Ondrej ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Comparison; Myomectomy; Reproduction; Uterine fibroid embolization

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38049117662     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9195-2     Document Type: Article

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