Extraperitoneal ligation of the internal iliac arteries as a life- and uterus-saving procedure for uncontrollable postpartum hemorrhage

Les hémorragies graves de la délivrance : doit-on lier, hystérectomiser ou emboliser ?

“…Les particules pour l'embolisation ou les fils pour les ligatures sont résorbables. La reprise des cycles est le plus souvent normale et plusieurs cas de grossesses après embolisation ou ligatures vasculaires ont été rapportés, même après exclusion des pédicules lomboovariens [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. Il n'y a pas d'insuffisance utéroplacentaire constatée pour les grossesses ultérieures.…”

Laparoscopic myomectomy with uterine artery ligation: Review article and comparative analysis

“…[19] Fertility and pregnancy following selective ligation of the uterine arteries has also been reported in literature. Between 1964 and 1980, nearly two dozen full-term, successful pregnancies in women who had uterine artery ligation performed have been recorded in the world's medical literature.…”

History of Uterine Artery Occlusion and Subsequent Pregnancy

“…By 1964, three successful pregnancies after bilateral occlusion of the internal iliac arteries had been reported [108,109]. In 1969, Mengert et al [110] added five cases to the world's literature; the patients in three of these cases had bilateral ligation of the ovarian communicator arteries as well.…”