Arterial embolization of post-partum hemorrhage.
The case of a 24-year-old patient with severe post-partum hemorrhage resistant to medical therapy is reported. Active bleeding was documented on CT and confirmed by angiography. Selective embolization of the cervico-uterine artery promptly stopped the bleeding. Selective embolization is recommended as the treatment of choice for intractable post-partum hemorrhage.
Devroede
F
F
Dept of Radiology, Hospital of Jolimont, La Louvière, Belgium.
Petteau
M
M
Luyx
A
A
Fauconnier
J P
JP
Vermonden
J
J
Gilbeau
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence