Uterine artery embolization for treatment of symptomatic fibroids

Seminars in Interventional Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-377

  Gonsalves, Carin ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylamido PVA microspheres; Fibroids; Spherical PVA; Tris acryl microspheres; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

EID: 62449334648     PISSN: 07399529     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103001     Document Type: Article

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