Abstract
To present a case of selective arterial embolization for the treatment of placenta increta in a patient with subsequent pregnancy. Case report and literature review. Community-based hospital. A 31-year-old G2P1 woman with placenta increta presenting with delayed postpartum hemorrhage. Selective uterine artery embolization. Cessation of uterine hemorrhage, future pregnancy. The patient's uterine bleeding immediately resolved. She subsequently delivered a healthy neonate at term without recurrence of abnormal placentation. Arterial embolization is effective for treating placenta increta in women who wish to preserve fertility. A review of the literature demonstrates a 76.9% success rate and an 11% complication rate.
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