Embolization of a life-threatening placenta increta hemorrhage with a four-month MRI follow-up

Acta Radiol Open. 2017 Sep 7;6(9):2058460117727788. doi: 10.1177/2058460117727788. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Abstract

A 29-year-old woman with partial placenta increta was treated by bilateral uterine artery embolization (UAE) for bleeding with hemorrhagic shock two months after delivery, resulting in permanent hemostasis. The patient underwent a total of three magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations-before UAE and four days and four months after UAE. At four months, MRI showed a fully regenerated uterus with preserved perfusion and complete resolution of residual placental tissue.

Keywords: Uterine artery embolization; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); placenta increta; postpartum hemorrhage.

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