Value of Round Ligament Artery Embolization in the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of embolization of the round ligament arteries in the management of postpartum hemorrhage.

Materials And Methods: Eleven women (mean age, 31 y) underwent round ligament artery because of persistent or recurrent hemorrhage after initial uterine or internal iliac artery embolization.

Results: A total of 16 round ligament arteries were embolized.

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of uterine leiomyomas following uterine artery embolization.

Purpose: To test whether variations in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of uterine leiomyomas after uterine artery embolization (UAE) may correlate with outcome and assess the effects of UAE on leiomyomas and normal myometrium with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: Data of 49 women who underwent pelvic MRI before and after UAE were retrospectively reviewed. Uterine and leiomyoma volumes, ADC values of leiomyomas, and normal myometrium were calculated before and after UAE.

Role and Effectiveness of Percutaneous Arterial Embolization in Hemodynamically Unstable Patients with Ruptured Splanchnic Artery Pseudoaneurysms.

Purpose: To assess the role and effectiveness of percutaneous arterial embolization (TAE) in patients with hemodynamic instability due to hypovolemic shock secondary to ruptured splanchnic artery pseudoaneurysms (SAPA).

Materials And Methods: Seventeen patients (11 men, 6 women; mean age, 53 years) with hemodynamic instability (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg) due to hypovolemic shock secondary to ruptured SAPA were treated by TAE. Clinical files, multidetector row computed tomography angiography, and angiographic examinations along with procedure details were reviewed.

Three-dimensional MDCT angiography of splanchnic arteries: pearls and pitfalls.

Fast scanning along with high resolution of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) have expanded the role of non-invasive imaging of splanchnic arteries. Advancements in both MDCT scanner technology and three-dimensional (3D) imaging software provide a unique opportunity for non-invasive investigation of splanchnic arteries. Although standard axial computed tomography (CT) images allow identification of splanchnic arteries, visualization of small or distal branches is often limited.