title: Successful management of a second-trimester post-abortion hemorrhage with the Bakri balloon tamponade.
abstract: Hemorrhage after abortion is rare but it is a significant cause of abortion-related mortality and morbidity. Conservative management of hemorrhage is gaining popularity. The authors describe a case which a uterine tamponade balloon which was successfully used to control second-trimester post-abortion hemorrhage.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dagdeviren
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekin
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D058738:Uterine Balloon Tamponade / Q000379:methods*