Late postpartum hemorrhage due to von Willebrand disease managed with uterine artery embolization
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, vol.111, no.2, pp.573-575, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 111 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1097/01.aog.0000292091.68304.f1
- Journal Name: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.573-575
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder caused by quantitative or qualitative defects of von Willebrand factor, which may lead to postpartum bleeding problems. in such patients, resistant postpartum hemorrhage may be treated effectively by using transcatheter arterial embolization.