Postpartum hemorrhage with pelvic arterial embolization, study of 33 cases.

OBJECTIVE: To describe our cases of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) with pelvic arterial embolization (PAE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: All patients with PPH who underwent PAE in our center in the interval 2011-1016 were retrospectively studied, evaluating the technical procedure, clinical results, and subsequent fertility. RESULTS: There were 33 cases of PPH with PAE. The majority occurred in primiparous women (N = 22, 66.6%) who delivered vaginally (N = 20, 61%). In addition, most PPH with PAE cases had an early onset (N = 26, 79%) and were caused by uterine atony (N = 14, 42.4%). Success of PAE occurred in 27 (81.8%) cases and a satisfactory clinical follow-up was the rule, with 21 (64%) women recovering their normal menstruation, and six (18.2%) becoming pregnant in the following years. CONCLUSIONS: PAE is a safe and efficacious technique with minor complications. Moreover, it allows conservation of the uterus with preservation of fertility.

Tratamiento a largo plazo con análogos de GnRh en pacientes con endometriosis severa / Long-term treatment with GnRh analogs in patients with severe endometriosis

La endometriosis constituye aproximadamente un 15% de los diagnósticos de dolor pélvico crónico en nuestro medio. La complejidad del diagnóstico, que en muchas ocasiones requiere abordaje multidisciplinar, y la dificultad en su manejo, hacen de esta patología un auténtico reto para el ginecólogo. En casos leves, el manejo se realiza con analgésicos convencionales, preferiblemente antiinflamatorios no esteroideos, acompañados o no de contraceptivos orales combinados. En casos más graves se puede suprimir la función ovárica mediante análogos de hormona liberadora de gonadotropina que han demostrado efectividad no solo en la reducción del dolor, sino también en la disminución de tamaño de los implantes endometriósicos. La Food and Drug Administration no recomienda la terapia con análogos durante periodos superiores a 6 meses (prorrogables a 6 meses más llegando a un total de 12 meses) debido fundamentalmente al riesgo osteoporótico. Debido a este efecto secundario producido por la supresión de la función ovárica, se ha desarrollado una terapia denominada add back que se trata de administrar a las pacientes estrógenos y/o progesterona externos con el fin de paliar en cierta medida los efectos secundarios derivados del uso de análogos de hormona liberadora de gonadotropina. En este caso se expone la historia de una paciente con endometriosis severa que ha seguido tratamiento con análogos de la hormona liberadora de gonadotropina durante más de 10 años, junto con terapia hormonal con tibolona durante el mismo tiempo. Se estudia el efecto beneficioso sobre la patología de base, la aparición de efectos secundarios y la evolución de la endometriosis a lo largo de estos 10 años (AU)

Endometriosis is diagnosed in approximately 15% of every cases of chronic pelvic pain. Complexity of diagnosis that in many cases requires several disciplines and treatments make this pathology a challenge for the Gynecologist. In minor cases management is made with conventional analgesics as AINES combined or not with oral anticonceptives. In severe cases, ovaric suppression makes an option. This therapy has demonstrated effectiveness not only in reduction of pain scale but also decreases size of endometriosis implants. Food and Drug Administration does not recommend this therapy for periods larger than 6 months (with an option of 12 months) due to risk of osteoporosis. Due to this risk, add back therapy (Hormonal therapy with estrogens with/or progesterone) has been developed. In this case, it is presented the history of a patient with severe endometriosis that has been treated with analogues of gonadotropin-releasing hormone combined with tibolone during 10 years. It is studied the benefit over main patology, secondary effects and evolution of the endometriosis (AU)