Medline ® Abstract for Reference 98
of 'Postpartum hemorrhage: Medical and minimally invasive management'
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Fetal growth and Doppler assessment in patients with a history of bilateral internal iliac artery embolization.
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Picone O, Salomon LJ, Ville Y, Kadoch J, Frydman R, Fernandez H
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J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2003;13(5):305.
BACKGROUND:
Pregnancy occurring after pelvic arterial embolization for postpartum hemorrhage is rare. The harmlessness of this procedure for subsequent pregnancies is poorly documented.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Eight pregnant women with a history of arterial embolization were followed up with fetal growth and Doppler assessment.
RESULTS:
Fetal growth and umbilical Doppler findings remained normal in all cases.
CONCLUSION:
Embolization, a life-saving and fertility-preserving procedure, does not seem to affect subsequent pregnancies.
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Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France.
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