Author(s)

Federica Brosio^1*, Mizar Paragona¹, Sabrina Pizzulo¹, Pascale Riu², Daniela Valeriani¹, Giovanna Scassellati Sforzolini¹, Patrizia Logoteta³, Vittorio Unfer³

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
²Department of Cardiological Science, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
³AGUNCO Obstetrics and Gynecology Centre, Rome, Italy.

In the last few decades, the use of ovarian stimulation with follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) or clomiphene citrate (CC) increases the percentage of multiple pregnancies. The presence of many follicles can lead to the risk of higher-order multiple pregnancy and ovarian high stimulation syndrome (OHSS). This is correlated to a significant increase in morbidity and mortality maternal and/or fetal rate. For this reason, sometime therapeutic measures are necessary to preserve woman’s health. We describe the case of a surgical abortion using a transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE), a minimally invasive, safe and effective procedure to preserve the patients.

Multiple Pregnancies, Transcatheter Arterial Embolization, Abortion, Pelvic Hemorrhage

Brosio, F. , Paragona, M. , Pizzulo, S. , Riu, P. , Valeriani, D. , Sforzolini, G. , Logoteta, P. and Unfer, V. (2015) Uterine Artery Embolization for a Safe Surgical Abortion in Human Very High-Order Multifetal Pregnancy: A Case Report. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5, 735-739. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2015.513103.