Pseudoaneurysm of the Uterine Artery Requiring Bilateral Uterine Artery Embolization
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Uterine Artery Embolization of Uterine Fibroids
T he uterus is the most common site to develop smooth muscle tumors. Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) contain benign smooth muscle and fibrous tissues. Twenty percent to 40% of reproductive age women develop uterine fibroids, with a higher incidence in African Americans. Although the decline in hormonal stimulation causes most fibroids to regress at menopause, 20% become symptomatic before then. U...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0743-8346,1476-5543
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211119