title: Transcatheter arterial embolization for the control of life-threatening pelvic hemorrhage in a patient with locally advanced cervix carcinoma.
abstract: A woman with a refractory locally advanced recurrent cervical cancer was brought to the emergency room because of a life-threatening vaginal hemorrhage from the tumor. She presented with a compromised hemodynamic status that necessitated multiple blood transfusions and large volume of fluid resuscitation. An arteriogram revealed the site of bleeding from the uterine branch of the right internal iliac artery. The branches of anterior and posterior internal iliac artery were embolized with Gelfoam, Ivalon and coils. This emobolization successfully controlled the bleeding and stabilized the hemodynamic status of the patient. The treatment options in patients with massive pelvic hemorrhage are reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gynecology Medical Oncology, University of Texas, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kudelka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Verschraegen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mante
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*