Uterine artery embolization and its effect on fertility

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 925-930

  Mohan, Prasoon P ^a   Hamblin, Michael H ^a,b   Vogelzang, Robert L ^c  

^a St Francis Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACOG; American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; postpartum hemorrhage; PPH; UAE; uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIRTH RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYOMECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 84879414280     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.03.014     Document Type: Review

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