Iatrogenic uterine injury leading to uterine arteriovenous malformation

The incidence of acquired uterine arteriovenous malformation has risen significantly because of increased instrumentation. Hysterectomy used to be the treatment of choice, but currently uterine artery embolisation is the preferred treatment. Here, the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with u...

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Autor principal: Chatra, Priyank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8207175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34168714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.05.014
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Sumario:The incidence of acquired uterine arteriovenous malformation has risen significantly because of increased instrumentation. Hysterectomy used to be the treatment of choice, but currently uterine artery embolisation is the preferred treatment. Here, the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with uncontrolled uterine bleeding after iatrogenic uterine injury and who underwent successful management is described.

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