Postpartum hemorrhage with concurrent massive inferior epigastric artery bleeding after cesarean delivery

Postpartum hemorrhage with concurrent massive inferior epigastric artery bleeding after cesarean delivery is unusual. In the current case, besides embolization of the bilateral hypogastric arteries, recognition and successful embolization of a clinically overlooked active bleeding source in the abdominal wall was crucial to effecting a cure. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:243-4.)