title: Balloon occlusion of the hypogastric arteries in the management of placenta accreta: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Obstetric hemorrhage from placenta accreta is associated with a high rate of maternal morbidity and mortality. Recently, balloon occlusion catheters have been used to control intraoperative bleeding during the surgical management of placenta accreta. In this article, we present a review of the literature reporting the use of balloon occlusion catheters in the management of placenta accrete, and a case presentation outlining the use of a Fogarty balloon occlusion catheter to achieve hemostasis in the preoperative management of placenta percreta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Martha Gracia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Knuttinen
authors.forename: Aarti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jani
authors.forename: Ron C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gaba
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: Tami C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Carrillo
keywords: balloon occlusion; interventional radiology; pelvic hemorrhage; placenta accreta; postpartum hemorrhage