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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2004;47(8):1582-1585. Published online August 1, 2004.
A Case of Successful Percutaneous Transarterial Embolization to Injured Pelvic Artery after Vaginal Delivery.
Dong Hyeon Lee, In Hae Park, Yong Sun Jeon, Jeong Hun Lee, Sung Soo Byun, Jee Hyun Park, Eun Seop Song, Seung Kwon Koh, Moon Whan Im, Byoung Ick Lee
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
2Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Abstract
Even though arterial embolization was introduced as a treatment tool for postpartum hemorrhage, it is not performed frequently. As authors applied arterial embolization successfully to the patient who contracted retroperitoneal hematoma after delivery, we reported this case with a brief review of literature.

Keywords :Postpartum hemorrhage;Retroperitoneal hematoma;Arterial embolization

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