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Is Prostatic Artery Embolization Similar to Uterine Artery Embolization?

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Nestor Kisilevzky and Salomao Faintuch have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Interventional Radiologist at Endovascular Center, Rua Guararapes 682, City Lapa, SP, CEP 05077051, Brazil

    Nestor Kisilevzky

  2. Department of Radiology, Section of Therapeutic Angiography, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Nestor Kisilevzky

  3. Interventional Radiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Salomao Faintuch

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Kisilevzky, N., Faintuch, S. Is Prostatic Artery Embolization Similar to Uterine Artery Embolization?. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38, 247–250 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-014-0874-5

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