Angiographic embolization in the treatment of puerperal hematoma

Abstract EN

Puerperal hematoma is one of the life threatening obstetrical emergencies.

Surgical ligation of bleeding vessel may not always be possible for the patients who were hemodynamically unstable, hence pelvic arterial angiography may be preferred as the first line treatment modality for these cases.

Pelvic arterial angiography and embolization is a safe, tolerable, and minimally invasive treatment modality in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic hemorrhage.

We present a case of puerperal hematoma after a normal spontaneous delivery treated with bilateral iliac arterial embolization.