Transcatheter arterial embolization has recently emerged as a highly effective percutaneous technique for controlling acute and chronic genital bleeding in a wide variety of obstetric and gynecologic disorders Benefit...Transcatheter arterial embolization has recently emerged as a highly effective percutaneous technique for controlling acute and chronic genital bleeding in a wide variety of obstetric and gynecologic disorders Benefits for the patient and health care system have included low complication rates, avoidance of surgical risks, fertility preservation In this article the current indications for pelvic embolotherapy, technical considerations, complications, and outcome expectations are discussed The literature suggest that embolization should be used before surgical treatment of nonmalignant pelvic bleeding in many clinical settings, including postpartum, postcesarean, and postoperative bleeding. So transcatheter arterial embolization is a highly effective, relatively noninvasive method of treating benign disorders in obstetric and展开更多
文摘Transcatheter arterial embolization has recently emerged as a highly effective percutaneous technique for controlling acute and chronic genital bleeding in a wide variety of obstetric and gynecologic disorders Benefits for the patient and health care system have included low complication rates, avoidance of surgical risks, fertility preservation In this article the current indications for pelvic embolotherapy, technical considerations, complications, and outcome expectations are discussed The literature suggest that embolization should be used before surgical treatment of nonmalignant pelvic bleeding in many clinical settings, including postpartum, postcesarean, and postoperative bleeding. So transcatheter arterial embolization is a highly effective, relatively noninvasive method of treating benign disorders in obstetric and
