1. The Treatment of Post-Partum Bleeding with Transcatheter Arterial Embolization
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Anna Maria Ierardi, Enrico Maria Fumarola, Antonio Pinto, Mariano Scaglione, and Gianpaolo Carrafiello
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Post-Partum Bleeding ,PPH ,Post-Partum Hemorrhages ,Embolization ,Interventional Radiology ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Background: Our aim was to assess the safety and efficacy of transcatheter embolization in the treatment of post-partum bleedings. Methods: In a single institution, the outcome of 15 patients who underwent transarterial embolization (TAE) for post-partum hemorrhages (PPH) were retrospectively reviewed. Eleven patients presented with hemodynamic instability requiring blood transfusion (73%) and four patients were hemodynamically stable (27%). Arterial embolization was performed with gelatin sponge, particles, and coils. Results: Mean follow-up time was 21.2 months (range 12–48 months). Technical success rate was 100%. The overall clinical success rate was 100%. No major complications that required intensive care treatment were registered during or after the procedures. No patient required emergency surgery and subsequent hysterectomy. During follow-up, four patients became pregnant after transcatheter arterial embolization and delivered full-term, healthy infants. Conclusions: TAE is a safe method that allows for the avoidance of surgery and hysterectomy for uncontrollable PPH; a future normal pregnancy after embolization may be hypothesized.
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- 2020
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