Preservation of uterine integrity via transarterial embolization under postoperative massive vaginal bleeding due to Cesarean scar pregnancy

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-187

  Chang, Chih Yuan ^a   Wu, Meng Tzung ^b   Shih, Jin Chung ^a   Lee, Chien Nan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Musoon Woman Clinics   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar pregnancy; Conservative treatment; Massive uterine bleeding; Preservation of fertility; Transarterial embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOMETRIUM; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; UTERUS CAVITY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 33745910233     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60223-0     Document Type: Article

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