Management of Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids as an Outpatient Procedure

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 730-735

  Pisco, João M ^a   Bilhim, Tiago ^a   Duarte, Marisa ^b   Santos, Daniela ^c  

^a Saint Louis Hospital   (Portugal)

^b Pulido Valente Hospital   (Portugal)

^c Department of Surgery   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; CLYSS CO; DIAZEPAM; DIPYRONE; DIPYRONE MAGNESIUM; DOXYCYCLINE; DROPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; KETOROLAC; LAXATIVE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NAPROXEN; OMEPRAZOLE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; PIROXICAM; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SODIC DOCUSATE; SORBITOL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67349177560     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.01.029     Document Type: Article

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