Abstract
The inferior epigastric artery represents a potentially overlooked source of pelvic arterial hemorrhage. The authors describe 3 patients with massive inferior epigastric artery bleeding following cesarean section, paracentesis, and blunt trauma that were successfully treated with transarterial embolization. The inferior epigastric artery should be considered as a possible source of arterial hemorrhage if arteriography of internal iliac artery branches does not yield a bleeding source.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 489-493 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Embolization
- Hemorrhage
- Inferior epigastric artery