Uterine artery embolization versus laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion: The outcomes of a prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1041-1052

  Mara, Michal ^a   Kubinova, Kristyna ^a   Maskova, Jana ^b   Horak, Petr ^a   Belsan, Tomas ^c   Kuzel, David ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fertility; Laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion; Uterine artery embolization; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; TRISACRYL GELATIN MICROSPHERE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INTRAUTERINE NECROSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC UTERINE ARTERY OCCLUSION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETREATMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TUMOR REGRESSION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84867579720     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-012-0388-y     Document Type: Article

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