Angiographic transcatheter embolization in gynaecological practice.
Intractable uterine haemorrhage, unresponsive to medical therapy or curettage, has been traditionally treated by hysterectomy and/or internal iliac artery ligation. Percutaneous angiographic localization of the bleeding vessel with subsequent embolization, may be a genuine alternative approach that enables preservation of reproductive potential with minimal morbidity. We present 3 such cases here, all subsequent to curettage in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2 after a therapeutic termination of pregnancy and the other after an incomplete abortion.
Craig
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Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria.
Permezel
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Thomson
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D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*