title: Cervical varices: an unusual etiology for third-trimester bleeding.
abstract: We report an unusual etiology for third-trimester bleeding. A pregnant patient underwent sonographic evaluation after presenting in the third trimester with uterine contractions and bleeding per the vagina. Massive cervical varices were identified on prenatal sonography as the cause of the bleeding and resulted in cesarean delivery and gravid hysterectomy. Cervical varices may result in significant maternal morbidity despite prenatal diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vincent Memorial Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hurton
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morrill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mascola
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: York
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bromley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*