Secondary postpartum hemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm rupture at the fundal area of the uterus: a case treated with selective uterine arterial embolization.
A 37-year-old woman with secondary postpartum hemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm rupture of the uterus was given selective uterine arterial embolization, and she was discharged in stable condition on the fourth postembolization day. Secondary postpartum hemorrhage due to rupture of a pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition, and selective uterine arterial embolization is the treatment of choice in hemodynamically stable patients.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Gangneung, South Korea. buzzmi@chol.com
Sang Wook
SW
Yi
Jae Hong
JH
Ahn
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D055988:Uterine Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy