Uterine artery embolization versus surgery in the treatment of symptomatic fibroids: A systematic review and metaanalysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317.e1-317.e18

  Van Der Kooij, Sanne M ^a   Bipat, Shandra ^a   Hehenkamp, Wouter J K ^a   Ankum, Willem M ^a   Reekers, Jim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Embolization; Fibroids; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Hysterectomy; Myomas; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; MYOMECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEIOMYOMA; REVIEW; UTERUS CANCER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84855181898     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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