Uterine arterial embolization in the management of severe post-partum hemorrhage: A successful rescue method to avoid peripartum hysterectomy

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 255-258

  Horng, Huann Cheng ^a   Hu, Wei Min ^b   Tseng, Hsiou Shan ^a   Chang, Wen Hsun ^c   Chao, Kuan Chong ^a   Yang, Ming Jie ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Yuan Hsin Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fertility; Menstrual cycle; Post partum hemorrhage; Pregnancy; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MENSTRUATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENSTRUATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 79957521642     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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