A case of uterine pseudoaneurysm combined with gestational trophoblastic disease in a 30-year-old woman.
Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare disease and it can be diagnosed using conventional doppler ultrasongraphy. Damaged uterine arteries from cesarean section, myomectomy, dilatation & curettage, etc. are known as causes of the disease. Massive bleeding in the rupture can cause fatal result. We observed an increase in β-hCG and uterine artery pseudoaneurysm a year after the performance of dilatation & curettage for hydatidiform mole and treated it with arterial embolization and chemotherapy. We report the case and give a brief review of the literature.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Min Hye
MH
Choi
Dae Gy
DG
Hong
Yoon Soon
YS
Lee
Young Lae
YL
Cho
Il Soo
IS
Park
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D031901:Gestational Trophoblastic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014328:Trophoblastic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D055988:Uterine Artery / Q000473:pathology; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization / Q000379:methods*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008727:Methotrexate