Severe primary postpartum hemorrhage due to genital tract laceration after operative vaginal delivery: Successful treatment with transcatheter arterial embolization

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2197-2203

  Fargeaudou, Yann ^a   Soyer, Philippe ^a   Morel, Olivier ^a   Sirol, Marc ^a   Dref, Olivier ^a   Boudiaf, Mourad ^a   Dahan, Henri ^a   Rymer, Roland ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial embolization; Arteries; Genital tract laceration; Hemorrhage; Operative delivery; Postpartum hemorrhage; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CERVICAL LACERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GENITAL INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; PARAVAGINAL HEMATOMA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VAGINAL LACERATION;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68449091284     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1413-7     Document Type: Article

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