title: Uterine arteriovenous malformation in a patient with recurrent pregnancy loss and a bicornuate uterus. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the uterus are a rare but potential cause of recurrent pregnancy loss. Only four cases of uterine AVM have resulted in a live birth after conservative management. There is no previous report in which a combination of a müllerian anomaly and an AVM existed concomitantly.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 33-year-old woman with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss was found to have a coexistent uterine AVM and a bicornuate uterus. The patient underwent arterial embolization and Strassman metroplasty and subsequently had a term pregnancy with a live birth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Management of uterine AVM should be individualized, taking into account the patient's desire for future fertility and the stability of her health at presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arredondo-Soberon
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Loret de Mola
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shlansky-Goldberg
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Tureck
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000098:blood supply*