Safety and Effectiveness of Uterine Artery Embolization in Patients with Pedunculated Fibroids

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1172-1175

  Smeets, Albert J ^a   Nijenhuis, Robbert J ^a   Boekkooi, Peter F ^a   Vervest, Harry A M ^a   van Rooij, Willem Jan ^a   de Vries, Jolanda ^a   Lohle, Paul N M ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFARCTION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS;

COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFARCTION; LEIOMYOMA; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 69249209684     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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