Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 921-925 , July 2009

Percutaneous Drainage without Sclerotherapy for Benign Ovarian Cysts

  • Enver Zerem, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Ultrasonography Department, University Clinical Center, Trnovac bb, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Z.E.
    • ,
  • Goran Imamović, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Ultrasonography Department, University Clinical Center, Trnovac bb, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • ,
  • Safet Omerović, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, General Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Received 8 October 2008 ,Revised 8 April 2009 ,Accepted 14 April 2009.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00383-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.04.047

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 921-925 , July 2009

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