Spontaneous rupture of a true uterine artery aneurysm: a cause of retroperitoneal haematoma.
We report the first case of spontaneous rupture of a true uterine artery aneurysm in a 69-year-old woman presenting with severe abdominal pain, a left iliac fossa mass, anaemia and a retroperitoneal haematoma on CT scanning. In this patient, the aneurysm was successfully embolised using microcoils. The different imaging modalities used for diagnosis and the treatment options are discussed.
Nicolaou
M
M
Department of Vascular Surgery, The Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge UB8 3NN, UK.
Ruben
Y K
YK
Peel
C M A
CM
Kuriakose
A J
AJ
Paes
T R F
TR
Jackson
J E
JE
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001158:Arteries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*