title: Acquired vascular malformation in ruptured caesarean section scar: a rare cause of life-threatening vaginal bleeding.
abstract: Uterine arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are rare and potentially life-threatening lesions. Patients present with severe vaginal bleeding which usually does not respond to conservative management and on most of occasions requires radiological or surgical intervention. We report a case of acquired AVM in a ruptured caesarean section scar. The patient presented with life-threatening vaginal bleeding and was treated with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist and subsequent angioembolisation coiling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. kiran.hilal@aku.edu
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hilal
authors.forename: Imrana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masroor
authors.forename: Aliya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Raza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sayani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000209:etiology*