Fertility following ligation of internal iliac arteries for life-threatening obstetric haemorrhage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1311-1313

  Wagaarachchi, P T ^a   Fernando, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fertility; Internal iliac ligation; Obstetric haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN INJURY;

EID: 0034073023     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1311     Document Type: Article

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