Uterine Artery Laceration after Vacuum Delivery

Authors

  • Susana Correia Costa Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João. Porto.
  • Pedro Viana Pinto Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João. Porto. Anatomy Unit. Biomedicine Department. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
  • Paulo Morgado Department of Radiology. Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João. Porto.
  • Nuno Montenegro Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João. Porto.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.13399

Keywords:

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/etiology, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Uterine Artery Embolization, Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical/adverse effects

Abstract

Post-partum hemorrhage is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and it’s etiology needs to be identified in order for adequate treatment to be provided. We report a case of a post-partum hemorrhage in a multiparous woman treated with selective coil packing embolization after identification of laceration of the right uterine artery’s ascending branch. The patient was admitted to an intensive care unit in hemorrhagic hypovolemic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation and underwent total hysterectomy due to infectious complications.

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Published

2021-12-02

How to Cite

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Correia Costa S, Viana Pinto P, Morgado P, Montenegro N. Uterine Artery Laceration after Vacuum Delivery. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 2 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];34(12):864-7. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13399

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 12 (2021): Dezembro

Section

Case Report

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