Uterine necrosis following pelvic arterial embolization for post-partum hemorrhage: Review of the literature

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 309-314

  Poujade, Olivier ^a   Ceccaldi, Pierre François ^a   Davitian, Carine ^a   Amate, Pascale ^a   Chatel, Paul ^a   Khater, Carine ^a   Aflak, Nizar ^a   Vilgrain, Valérie ^a   Luton, Dominique ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Pelvic arterial embolization; Postpartum hemorrhage; Uterine necrosis

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; GELATIN SPONGE; GELFOAM; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLADDER DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTECTOMY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LEUKORRHEA; MEDLINE; MENORRHAGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS ISCHEMIA;

PELVIC ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE NECROSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885173285     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.07.016     Document Type: Review

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