Impact of pelvic arterial embolization for intractable postpartum hemorrhage on fertility

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384.e1-384.e4

  Fiori, Olivia ^a,b   Deux, Jean François ^c   Kambale, Jean Claude ^b   Uzan, Serge ^a,b   Bougdhene, Franck ^a,b   Berkane, Nadia ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

embolization; fertility; hemorrhage; postpartum; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENSTRUATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTHENOGENESIS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERINE ATONY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 62549084243     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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