title: A pelvic pseudoaneurysm (a rare complication of oocyte retrieval for IVF) treated by arterial embolization.
abstract: This is a case report of the diagnosis and treatment of a pelvic pseudoaneurysm in a patient. Her history leads to the conclusion that this developed following egg retrieval during in vitro fertilization six years earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. cpap73@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pappin
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plant
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D009865:Oocytes; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply*; D011247:Pregnancy; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014463:Ultrasonography