Angiology
Uterine artery embolization controls bleeding in dangerous implantation cases
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 20th, 2003
According to published research from Israel, "uterine scar gestation has been thought to be a rare type of ectopic pregnancy that can lead to catastrophic complications, including considerable maternal morbidity or even death. To our knowledge, only 19 cases have been reported in the English language literature in the last 37 years. Jurkovic et al. recently described a series of 18 cesarean delivery scar pregnancies, with a prevalence of 1 per 1800 pregnancies.
"Early sonographic diagnosis allows appropriate treatment to preserve uterine integrity and future fertility. In...
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