Angiographic arterial embolization to control hemorrhage in abdominal pregnancy: a case report.

Abstract

A case is described in which heavy postoperative bleeding from the placental bed after removal of the fetus in an abdominal pregnancy was managed by selective arterial embolization of the placental vascular bed. Selective angiographic embolization is a useful tool in both obstetric and gynecologic complications when hemorrhage fails to respond to other modes of therapy.