Failure of conservative management in postpartum haemorrhage: uterine necrosis and hysterectomy after angiographic selective embolization with gelfoam

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2008 Oct;140(2):291-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.03.012. Epub 2008 Jun 9.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Necrosis
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Pregnancy
  • Treatment Failure
  • Uterine Artery Embolization / adverse effects*
  • Uterus / pathology*