Emergency Uterine Artery Embolization Used for Managing Profuse Intra-Abdominal Bleeding and Uterine Rupture in a Patient with Advanced Cervical Cancer

Emergency Uterine Artery Embolization Used for Managing Profuse Intra-Abdominal Bleeding and Uterine Rupture in a Patient with Advanced Cervical Cancer

Advanced cervical cancer can lead to life-threatening vaginal bleeding. Emergency uterine artery embolization (UAE) has been successfully used in such cases to achieve hemostasis. Our case demonstrates the unusual emergency use of this procedure to cease heavy hemorrhage, which led to hematometra, u...

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Main Authors: Hana Habanova, Peter Mikula, Tomas Tvrdik, Eva Dedinska, Katarina Komaromy, Igor Rusnak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
cervical cancer
uterine rupture
uterine artery embolization
hemoperitoneum
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/5/1081

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