Expectant management of pregnancy-related high-velocity uterine arteriovenous shunt diagnosed after abortion.
OBJECTIVE
To assess sonographic and clinical outcome in women with pregnancy-related uterine arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) diagnosed after abortion.


METHODS
Twelve patients diagnosed as having AVMs after abortion were followed-up until resolution of the lesions.


RESULTS
The 9 asymptomatic patients were managed expectantly for 4 to 10 weeks without further complications. None of the 12 required aggressive interventions such as transcatheter arterial embolization, and 6 had uncomplicated pregnancies after resolution of the lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
Expectant management is an option in many women with pregnancy-related uterine AVMs.
Ultrasound Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Ruth and Baruch Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. sdegani@tx.technion.ac.il
Shimon
S
Degani
Zvi
Z
Leibovitz
Israel
I
Shapiro
Gonen
G
Ohel
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*