Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of adenomyosis: Questions for long-term efficacy

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 430-432

  Yu, Lei ^a   Wu, Taixiang ^b   Spain, James ^d   Li, Xiao ^c   Wang, Weiping ^d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Evidence Based Medicine Centre   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; DYSMENORRHEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 84863146704     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.11.017     Document Type: Letter

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