Use of intra-arterial nitroglycerin during uterine artery embolization for severe postpartum hemorrhage with uterine artery vasospasm

• Main Authors: Liangcheng Wang (Author), Isao Horiuchi (Author), Yukiko Mikami (Author), Kenjiro Takagi (Author), Tomohisa Okochi (Author), Kohei Hamamoto (Author), Emiko Chiba (Author), Katsuhiko Matsuura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a standard method for treating postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), although uterine artery vasospasm during UAE may lead to failure of hemostasis. Here, we report our experience with a case of PPH in which the bleeding was successfully controlled by intra-art...