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Case Reports
. 1989 Feb;160(2):434-8.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90467-5.

Angiographic embolization of intractable puerperal hematomas

H G Chin  1 , D R Scott, R Resnik, G B Davis, A L Lurie
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Case Reports

Angiographic embolization of intractable puerperal hematomas

H G Chin et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Feb.

Abstract

Puerperal hematomas may not respond to conventional therapy, including vaginal packing, drainage, and hypogastric artery ligation. Two cases are presented in which selective angiographic arterial embolization was used to manage this potentially lethal complication.

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