OBJETIVE:To evaluate efficacy and safety of emergency selective uterine artery embolization in the management of intractable hemorrhage when the patient is haemodinamically unstable. SETTING: Interventionist Radiology Service, Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima, MATERIAL AND METHODS: Six patients with life?threatening hemorrhage underwent uterine hemostatic uterine embolization. The mean hemoglobin level before the procedure was 5,2 g/dL. RESULTS: Immediate reduction of external bleeding was observed in all cases. No major complications related to embolization was found. Two patients underwent hysterectomy in stable conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Emergency embolization is a safe and effective procedure to control severe hemorrhage. The procedure obviates high risk emergency surgery.

OBJETIVOS: El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la eficacia y seguridad de la biopsia hepática transyugular en el Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen-Essalud. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se estudiaron 71 casos de biopsia transyugular de enero del 2001 a julio del 2003 en el Servicio de Radiología, usando la aguja de biopsia transyugular Quick Core de Cook. Los datos obtenidos fueron los demográficos, las indicaciones de la biopsia transyugular, la calidad de la muestra y las complicaciones. RESULTADOS: Las indicaciones para la biopsia transyugular fueron coagulopatía, ascitis e insuficiencia renal crónica terminal. Se obtuvo una eficacia diagnóstica en el 92.96 % de los casos con 11.27 % de complicaciones menores. El promedio de espacios porta fue de 6.7, el promedio de número de muestras fue de 2.6 y la longitud promedio del fragmento mayor fue de 13.5 mm. CONCLUSIÓN....

OBJETIVE:To evaluate efficacy and safety of emergency selective uterine artery embolization in the management of intractable hemorrhage when the patient is haemodinamically unstable. SETTING: Interventionist Radiology Service, Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima, MATERIAL AND METHODS: Six patients with life?threatening hemorrhage underwent uterine hemostatic uterine embolization. The mean hemoglobin level before the procedure was 5,2 g/dL. RESULTS: Immediate reduction of external bleeding was observed in all cases. No major complications related to embolization was found. Two patients underwent hysterectomy in stable conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Emergency embolization is a safe and effective procedure to control severe hemorrhage. The procedure obviates high risk emergency surgery.