Uterine Artery Embolization
"Uterine Artery Embolization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of embolizing agents to block the arterial blood supply to parts or all of the UTERUS. The procedures are done to control bleeding or to cause destruction of uterine tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D055357
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.520.360.575 E02.926.500.575 E04.950.300.883
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| Concept/Terms |
Uterine Artery Embolization- Uterine Artery Embolization
- Artery Embolization, Uterine
- Artery Embolizations, Uterine
- Embolization, Uterine Artery
- Embolizations, Uterine Artery
- Uterine Artery Embolizations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uterine Artery Embolization" by people in Profiles.
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Pathologically Diagnosed Placenta Accreta and Hemorrhagic Morbidity in a Subsequent Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 02; 129(2):321-326.
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Discussion: 'Treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids' by van der Kooij et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug; 203(2):e1-6.