Long-term uterine balloon tamponade for treatment and obliteration of ruptured uterine pseudoaneurysm

• Main Authors: Jun Takeda (Author), Shintaro Makino (Author), Chihiro Hirai (Author), Yota Shimanuki (Author), Tetsunori Inagaki (Author), Atsuo Itakura (Author), Satoru Takeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Rupture of uterine artery pseudoaneurysm (UAP) is a life-threatening event after childbirth. Hysterectomy or uterine arterial embolization was often needed for hemostasis. However, such procedures may cause severe morbidities for these women. To estimate the efficacy of uterine balloon ta...