title: Spontaneous rupture of a true uterine artery aneurysm: a cause of retroperitoneal haematoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, The Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge UB8 3NN, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolaou
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Ruben
authors.forename: C M A
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Peel
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kuriakose
authors.forename: T R F
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Paes
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: 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*