Angiographic uterine artery embolization followed by immediate curettage: An efficient treatment for controlling heavy bleeding and avoiding recurrent bleeding in cervical pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-194

  Xu, Bing ^a   Wang, Yan Kui ^a   Zhang, Yong Hua ^a   Wang, Song ^a   Yang, Ling ^a   Dai, Shu Zhen ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Cervical pregnancy; Curettage; Fertility; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURETTAGE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CERVIX UTERI; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS;

EID: 33847697002     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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