title: Arteriovenous malformation of the uterus--a cause of massive operative bleeding.
abstract: Arteriovenous malformations of the uterus are extremely rare and they occur either in congenital or acquired forms. The most common clinical presentation is abnormal uterine bleeding, which may be aggravated by therapeutic curettage. Because of their rare incidence and clinical importance in management of patients, we report a case of arteriovenous malformation causing serious bleeding during a hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma. The patient was a 47-year-old multiparous woman who had a history of chronic vaginal bleeding for one year. Numerous anomalous blood vessels draining into the right and left uterine arteries were found on the anterior wall of the uterus and parametrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Korea University Hospital, Seoul.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply*