Symptomatic fibroids are treated traditionally by hysterectomy or myomectomy. However, in recent years uterine artery embolization has come to the fore as a successful alternative to surgical ...

HealthDay News — Hysterectomy can often be avoided in patients with uterine fibroids undergoing uterine artery embolization, according to a study published in the December issue of the American ...

ACUTE pulmonary embolism occurs frequently, but its diagnosis is difficult. Its recognition in practice depends largely upon the signs and symptoms of infarction rather than the presence of pulmonary ...

EMBOLIC occlusion of the main trunk of the superior mesenteric artery produces severe ischemia of the entire bowel between the terminal duodenum and mid-transverse colon. This entity must be ...