Uterine artery embolization complicated by uterine perforation at the site of previous myomectomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-130

  Maheux Lacroix, Sarah ^a   Lemyre, Madeleine ^a   Laberge, Philippe Y ^a   Lamarre, André ^b   Bujold, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MYOMECTOMY; NECROSIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS PERFORATION;

EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERINE PERFORATION; UTERUS;

EID: 84455200609     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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