title: [Hypogastric arteries ligation: an experience in gynecological and obstetric patients at Hospital Universitario de Saltillo].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pelvic hemorrhage is a potential complication that occurs performing an obstetric or gynecological surgery, it is essential to know the distribution of pelvic vascular supplement, and implement preventive measures, can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the experience of hypogastric artery ligation, as a preventive and therapeutic measure of pelvic hemorrhage, this will give us new prospective lines for future investigation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective observational study, in which all patient who were performed a surgical procedure and report hypogastric artery ligation at the Saltillo University Hospital, from January 2008 to July 2014 was studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  41 patients were obtained with hypogastric artery ligation, 28 gynecological and 13 obstetric patients. Among gynecological indications, cancer surgery represents 67.85%, benign lesions 25% and pelvic abscess 7.12%. Obstetric indications were uterine hypotonia with 46%, placenta previa with 23.07% and uterine fibroids, broad ligament hematoma and abruptio placenta a total of 30.7%. There was one complication in relation with technique that was a laceration of internal iliac artery without any consequence linked to this. And uterine preserving of 62% was observed in obstetric patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This technique is a feasible and safe for preventive and therapeutic management of pelvic surgery, with a low incidence of complications 3.5% in gynecological patients and 0% in obstetric, with a mortality of 0%.
authors.forename: José Ignacio
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: García de la Torre
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delgado-Rosas
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: González-Cantú
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult