Radiology, Vol 164, 155-159, Copyright © 1987 by Radiological Society of North America

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Obstetric and nonmalignant gynecologic bleeding: treatment with angiographic embolization

LH Greenwood, MG Glickman, PE Schwartz, SS Morse and DF Denny

Eight patients (seven post partum, one post abortion) with massive pelvic hemorrhage related to pregnancy and one patient with uncontrollable bleeding following a cervical biopsy underwent angiography to facilitate the identification and treatment of bleeding sites. In all nine patients pelvic hemorrhage was successfully controlled with embolization under angiographic guidance. Angiographic embolization allowed preservation of the uterus in six patients referred prior to hysterectomy, and one patient subsequently became pregnant. When conservative measures and minor surgical repairs have failed, embolization should be the next step in the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage to avoid major surgery in an unstable patient and to maintain reproductive function.

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