Polyvinyl alcohol particle size for uterine artery embolization: A prospective randomized study of initial use of 350-500μm particles versus initial use of 500-700μm particles

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-27

  Bilhim, Tiago ^a   Pisco, Joo M ^a,b   Duarte, Marisa ^b   Oliveira, Antonio G ^b  

^a St Louis Hospital   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUEPHARMA; CEFAZOLIN; DIAZEPAM; DIPYRONE; DIPYRONE MAGNESIUM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROXYZINE; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; LABESFAL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NAPROXEN; OMEPRAZOLE; PIROXICAM; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSPHERES; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PORTUGAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650924321     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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