Role of arterial embolization in the management of postpartum hemorrhage;Place de l'embolisation artérielle en cas d'hémorragie du post-partum

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1063-1082

  Pelage, J P ^a   Fohlen, A ^a   Le Pennec, V ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Embolization; Fertility after arterialembolization; Internal iliac arteries(hypogastric); Placenta accrete; Post partumhemorrhage; Primary post partumhemorrhage; Secondary postpartum hemorrhage; Uterine arteries; Uterine atony; Vaginal thrombus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CERVICAL HEMORRHAGE; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL THROMBUS; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLIZATION; FEMALE; PLACENTA DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UTERINE INERTIA;

EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA DISEASES; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE INERTIA;

EID: 84920107303     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: 17730430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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