Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	107737
Country	Italy

Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Prophylactic occlusion balloon in placenta abnormalities: What every interventional radiologist needs to know
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Lorenzo Steri, Pierluigi Barbieri, Lavinia Gigante and Alessandro Posa
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Corresponding Author	Alessandro Posa, MD, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Lazio, Italy. alessandro.posa@policlinicogemelli.it
Key Words	Placenta accreta; Balloon occlusion; Postpartum hemorrhage; Interventional radiology; Endovascular
Core Tip	Aim of this narrative minireview is to give a comprehensive overview on the use of prophylactic occlusion balloon, in preventing major blood losses in patients with placenta accreta spectrum, undergoing cesarean delivery or demolition surgery. The heterogeneity of the results of different studies on this topic, the extreme delicacy of the type of patients to be treated, often very young, are some of the key points on which there is a need to clarify the knowledge on the argument. As in many other pathologies, there is no univocal treatment validated for all patients, but the correct treatment must be tailored for each individual case, hence this work shows all the possible treatments available.
Citation	Steri L, Barbieri P, Gigante L, Posa A. Prophylactic occlusion balloon in placenta abnormalities: What every interventional radiologist needs to know. World J Radiol 2025; In press

Received	2025-03-31 07:31
Peer-Review Started	2025-03-31 07:32
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Return for Revision	2025-04-09 12:47
Revised	2025-04-21 17:59
Second Decision	2025-06-09 02:41
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-06-09 07:36
Articles in Press	2025-06-09 07:36
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ISSN	1949-8470 (online)
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