title: Selective transcatheter embolization of a uterine arteriovenous malformation with preservation of the reproductive capacity.
abstract: Uterine arteriovenous malformations are very rare. Transcatheter embolization has become the treatment of choice. It is safe and effective. Moreover the reproductive capacity can be preserved. We report a successful pregnancy after hyperselective transcatheter embolization of an arteriovenous malformation in a 27-year-old woman and present an overview of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaens
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Desnyder
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raat
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stockx
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*