Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report

Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report

Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a very rare gynaecological condition, which can potentially lead to life-threatening abnormal uterine bleeding. In most cases uterine AVM is associated with prior pregnancy or pelvic surgery. We present the case of young woman seven weeks after medical te...

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Main Authors: Vilius Rudaitis, Gailė Maldutytė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
uterine arteriovenous malformation
uterine vascular lesion
embolisation
Online Access:https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/AML/article/view/22423
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spelling doaj-a3fa9c633de7495b98b4a859f2d5c7a22021-04-30T09:24:44ZengVilnius University PressActa Medica Lituanica1392-01382029-41742021-04-0128110.15388/Amed.2021.28.1.17Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case reportVilius Rudaitis0Gailė Maldutytė1Vilnius University, LithuaniaVilnius University, Lithuania Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a very rare gynaecological condition, which can potentially lead to life-threatening abnormal uterine bleeding. In most cases uterine AVM is associated with prior pregnancy or pelvic surgery. We present the case of young woman seven weeks after medical termination of pregnancy diagnosed with heavy uterine bleeding due to uterine AVM, which was successfully treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/AML/article/view/22423uterine arteriovenous malformationuterine vascular lesionembolisation
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author Vilius Rudaitis
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Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
Acta Medica Lituanica
uterine arteriovenous malformation
uterine vascular lesion
embolisation
author_facet Vilius Rudaitis
Gailė Maldutytė
author_sort Vilius Rudaitis
title Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
title_short Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
title_full Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
title_fullStr Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
title_sort uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
publisher Vilnius University Press
series Acta Medica Lituanica
issn 1392-0138
2029-4174
publishDate 2021-04-01
description Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a very rare gynaecological condition, which can potentially lead to life-threatening abnormal uterine bleeding. In most cases uterine AVM is associated with prior pregnancy or pelvic surgery. We present the case of young woman seven weeks after medical termination of pregnancy diagnosed with heavy uterine bleeding due to uterine AVM, which was successfully treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries.
topic uterine arteriovenous malformation
uterine vascular lesion
embolisation
url https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/AML/article/view/22423
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