Uterine Artery Embolization for Uncontrollable Hemorrhage after Vaginal Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is the most common gynecologic procedure performed all over the world and various complications may appear depending on the surgical route. Delayed postoperative hemorrhage is a rare, life threatening complication. It requires timely management and recently the surgical reinterventions...

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Main Authors: Andreea Ruxandra ALBU, Bogdan DOROBAT, Alexandra Craita CARP, Delia Maria GRADINARU, Oana TEODOR, Adriana KLEIN, Mihai Nicanor TIU, Natalia TURCAN, Monica Mihaela CIRSTOIU
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Language:English
Published: Bucharest College of Physicians 2023-09-01
Series:Modern Medicine
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Online Access:https://medicinamoderna.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Uterine-Artery-Embolization-for-Uncontrollable-Hemorrhage-after-Vaginal-Hysterectomy.pdf
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Summary:Hysterectomy is the most common gynecologic procedure performed all over the world and various complications may appear depending on the surgical route. Delayed postoperative hemorrhage is a rare, life threatening complication. It requires timely management and recently the surgical reinterventions tend to be replaced by minimally invasive techniques. Transcatheter arterial embolization shows good results as a treatment strategy for massive vaginal bleeding post hysterectomy, when vaginal vault suturing fails to achieve hemostasis. We report a case of right uterine artery bleeding occurring 30 days after vaginal hysterectomy that was successfully treated by transcatheter arterial embolization.
ISSN:1223-0472
2360-2473