Postpartum hemorrhage resulting from pelvic pseudoaneurysm: A retrospective analysis of 588 consecutive cases treated by arterial embolization

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1247-1255

  Dohan, Anthony ^a,b   Soyer, Philippe ^a,b   Subhani, Aqeel ^a   Hequet, Delphine ^a,b   Fargeaudou, Yann ^a   Morel, Olivier ^c   Boudiaf, Mourad ^a   Gayat, Etienne ^a   Barranger, Emmanuel ^a,b   Le Dref, Olivier ^a   Sirol, Marc ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial embolization; Embolization; Postpartum hemorrhage; Postpartum hemorrhage therapy; Pseudoaneurysm; Uterine hemorrhage etiology; Uterine hemorrhage therapy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENBUCRILATE; GELATIN SPONGE; METAL;

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIC PSEUDOANEURYSM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 84884673935     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-013-0668-1     Document Type: Article

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