Analysis of prognostic factors for patients with leiomyoma treated with uterine arterial embolization

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 270.e1-270.e6

  Isonishi, Seiji ^a   Coleman, Robert L ^b   Hirama, Masanori ^a   Iida, Yasushi ^a   Kitai, Satomi ^a   Nagase, Masanori ^a   Ochiai, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

embolization; leiomyoma; prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LEIOMYOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 39649102745     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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