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Hae Won Yoo, Min Jeong Choi, Bong Man Kim.
Abstract
The inferior mesenteric artery is a rare source of postpartum hemorrhage. We report two cases of primary postpartum hemorrhage that originated from the inferior mesenteric artery after vaginal delivery. Both patients showed signs of hypovolemic shock, and disseminated intravascular coagulation was suspected. The bleeding continued even after embolization of the uterine artery, a typical source of postpartum hemorrhage. Inferior mesenteric arteriography confirmed contrast extravasation from the superior rectal artery, and selective embolization was performed using N-butyl cyanoacrylate. This report highlights that the inferior mesenteric artery can be a source of bleeding in patients with intractable and persistent postpartum hemorrhage due to birth canal injury. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2021 PMID: 36238789 PMCID: PMC9432431 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2020.0182
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi ISSN: 1738-2637
Fig. 1A 33-year-old female with postpartum hemorrhage after vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery.
A. The aortogram taken after embolization of both uterine arteries, right internal iliac artery, and right round ligament artery shows contrast extravasation (arrow) on the right side of the birth canal.
B. Selective angiogram of the inferior mesenteric artery shows contrast extravasation (arrows) from the right branch of the superior rectal artery, which was embolized with a mixture of N-butyl cyanoacrylate and iodized oil (not shown).
Fig. 2A 27-year-old female with postpartum hemorrhage due to vaginal laceration.
A. The initial pelvic arteriogram shows hypertrophy of both uterine arteries (white arrows) without contrast extravasation. Bilateral uterine artery embolization was performed using gelatin sponge slurry (not shown). Both ovarian arteries (black arrows) are also seen and were filled with embolic materials through the anastomoses (not shown).
B. CT image taken 9 h after the first transarterial embolization shows contrast extravasation (arrow) with hematoma in the right paravaginal and perineal areas (left image). The hematoma (arrows) extends into the intrapelvic extraperitoneal space (right image).
C. An inferior mesenteric arteriogram shows contrast extravasation (arrowheads) from the right branch of the superior rectal artery. Selective embolization of the culprit branch was performed using a mixture of N-butyl cyanoacrylate and iodized oil (not shown).