Ultrasonographic diagnosis of uterine artery pseudoaneurysm after hysterectomy.
The development of an arterial pseudoaneurysm is a rare but reported complication of pelvic surgery. Typically the lesion is discovered because the patient has symptoms related to delayed rupture of the pseudoaneurysm, causing hemorrhage. We report a case in which an uterine artery pseudoaneurysm was detected 14 days after vaginal hysterectomy by TVUS, which was performed prior to a transvaginal drainage procedure to treat an infected pelvic hematoma.
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Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging