title: Ultrasonographic visualization of bleeding sites can help control postpartum hemorrhage using intrauterine balloon tamponade.
abstract: Identification of precise bleeding sites is generally important to control hemorrhage. Nevertheless, the optimal technique to detect the bleeding sites has not yet been fully defined for patients with life-threatening post partum hemorrhage. We describe that ultrasonographic visualization of bleeding sites can help control post partum hemorrhage using intrauterine balloon tamponade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: Mitsunaga
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kariya
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Konishi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
keywords: balloon tamponade; bleeding sites; post partum hemorrhage; ultrasonography; uterine atony