Spontaneous resolution of a postcesarean arteriovenous fistula of the uterine cervix: the usefulness of transvaginal color Doppler scanning.
We encountered in a woman at the 28th day after cesarean delivery the transient appearance of a uterine cervical mass with a prominent blood flow, that was revealed to be an acquired arteriovenous fistula. The size and blood flow of the mass were monitored using transvaginal color Doppler scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Based on these findings, the arteriovenous fistula was managed conservatively without any adverse complications.
Itoh
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Keitoku
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Fukuoka
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Sagawa
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Mori
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Togashi
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K
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014621:Vagina