Polyvinyl alcohol particles and tris-acryl gelatin microspheres for uterine artery embolization for leiomyomas: Results of a randomized comparative study

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 793-800

  Spies, James B ^a   Allison, Sandra ^a   Flick, Pamela ^a   McCullough, Michael ^a   Sterbis, Kathleen ^a   Cramp, Michelle ^a   Bruno, Jill ^a   Jha, Reena ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GELATIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MICROSPHERE; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROMETHAZINE; SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE; TRIS ACRYL GELATIN MICROSPHERE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FLANK PAIN; HEMATOMA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEIOMYOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOM; URINE RETENTION; URTICARIA;

EID: 4043149279     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000136982.42548.5D     Document Type: Article

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