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Prophylactic bilateral internal iliac artery balloon occlusion in the management of placenta accreta: A 36-month review

Tan YL 1 , Suharjono H 2 , Lau NL 3 , Voon HY 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Tan Yiap Loong, MRCOG. KPJ Kuching Specialist Centre, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • 2 Haris Suharjono, FRCOG. Sarawak General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 93586 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • 3 Nina Lau Lee Jing, MBBS. Sarawak General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 93586 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • 4 Voon Hian Yan, MRCOG. Sarawak General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 93586 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. vhaxyn@gmail.com
Med J Malaysia, 2016 Jun;71(3):111-6.
PMID: 27495883

Abstract

The contemporary obstetrician is increasingly put to the test by rising numbers of pregnancies with morbidly adherent placenta. This study illustrates our experience with prophylactic bilateral internal iliac artery occlusion as part of its management.

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