Clinical outcome, fertility and uterine artery Doppler scans in women with obstetric bilateral internal iliac artery ligation or embolisation

Santiago Domingo, Alfredo Perales‐Puchalt, Imma Soler, B. Marcos, Gemma Tamarit, Adelina Pellicer
In: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2013 · vol. 33(7) , pp. 701–704 · doi:10.3109/01443615.2013.817976 · W1976491643
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Abstract

The objective of our study was to report on the clinical outcome, fertility and uterine artery Doppler scans in patients with major postpartum haemorrhage, treated with bilateral internal iliac artery ligation or embolisation. We performed an observational analysis of successful bilateral internal iliac artery ligation or embolisation for postpartum haemorrhage in a tertiary hospital between 2001 and 2006. Clinical data and other medical/ surgical manoeuvres were recorded. Fertility data, menstrual cycle characteristics and uterine artery Doppler scans were assessed. Our success rate in bleeding control was 81%. Three patients got pregnant again 13, 16 and 23 months after the procedure. The one patient whose uterine artery was not identified in the Doppler scan was the only one who presented with secondary infertility. Three patients presented with secondary dysmenorrhoea. We concluded that internal iliac artery occlusion is an effective fertility-sparing procedure for postpartum haemorrhage. The absence of uterine revascularization could be a negative factor in future reproduction. Due to our limited sample size, larger studies are required to confirm these findings.

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