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ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2020

Modified sandwich embolization technique for postpartum hemorrhage caused by uterine artery pseudoaneurysm: a case series.

Mimi Zhou, Tingwei Chen, Yongsen Li, Qianyan Tan, Huawei Shen, Duzhou Zheng, Shikuan Huang, Mingjin Cai

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Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mimi Zhou *Department of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tingwei Chen *Department of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yongsen LiDepartment of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qianyan TanDepartment of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huawei ShenDepartment of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Duzhou ZhengDepartment of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shikuan HuangDepartment of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Mingjin CaiDepartment of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. mingjincai@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2915-7784

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purposeUterine artery pseudoaneurysm (UAP) is rare but can cause life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). To evaluate a novel sandwich embolization technique as a treatment for PPH caused by UAP.

methodsThis retrospective study included 10 patients with PPH caused by UAP who were treated using a modified sandwich embolization technique at the Radiology Department, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University between April 2009 and September 2018. Baseline clinical characteristics, intraoperative data (including treatment effectiveness) and postoperative data (including re-bleeding events and complications) were extracted from the medical records.

resultsUterine arterial angiography showed cystic shadowing of the vascular wall during the arterial phase in all patients. Spraying of contrast agent into the pseudoaneurysm was observed for large UAPs, and the pseudoaneurysm disappeared in the venous phase. The pseudoaneurysm blood supply was from the uterine artery in 9 patients (90%) and the uterine, superior vesical, internal pudendal and nameless little arteries in 1 patient (10%). Bleeding symptoms were completely relieved in all patients after sandwich embolization. Eight patients experienced painful contractions in the perioperative period, but there were no other postoperative complications. During the 1-year postoperative follow-up, 9 patients (90%) had no re-bleeding symptoms/signs. One patient (10%), who had a pseudoaneurysm supplied by the uterine, superior vesical, internal pudendal and nameless little arteries, experienced re-bleeding 20 days after surgery and was treated by hysterectomy.

conclusionModified sandwich embolization is an effective treatment for PPH caused by UAP.

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AdultAneurysm, FalseAngiographyFemaleHumansPostpartum HemorrhagePregnancyRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUterine ArteryUterine Artery EmbolizationPostpartum hemorrhagePseudoaneurysmTherapeutic embolizationUterine artery embolization

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