Transcatheter arterial embolization in the management of postpartum hemorrhage due to genital tract injury.
Obstet Gynecol
; 77(1): 160-3, 1991 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1984217
ABSTRACT
Six patients with uncontrollable postpartum hemorrhage due to genital tract injury were treated with transcatheter arterial embolization. The causes of hemorrhage were laceration of the cervix and vagina in five cases and rupture of the uterus in one. Four cases included a large hematoma in the paravaginal and/or retroperitoneal space. Two women had a hysterectomy before arterial embolization. Angiography revealed extravasation in five cases. All six subjects had their hemorrhage arrested dramatically using transcatheter arterial embolization with gelatin sponge particles. No major complication was encountered in any case. Normal menstruation resumed in the women who did not undergo a hysterectomy. Transcatheter arterial embolization therapy seems to be the treatment of choice in patients with uncontrollable hemorrhage.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Embolização Terapêutica
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Hemorragia Pós-Parto
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Obstet Gynecol
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão