Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of adenomyosis: A review

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 901-909

  Popovic, Martin ^a   Puchner, Stefan ^a   Berzaczy, Dominik ^a   Lammer, Johannes ^a   Bucek, Robert A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

junctional zone; JZ; UAE; United States Preventive Services Task Force; USPSTF; uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; AMENORRHEA; COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; POSTEMBOLIZATION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERIN LEIOMYOMA; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 79959751035     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.03.013     Document Type: Review

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