Intraabdominal adhesions after uterine artery embolization

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 482.e1-482.e3

  Agdi, Mohammed ^a   Valenti, David ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adhesion; bowel obstruction; fibroid; leiomyoma; myoma; uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 54849426206     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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