title: Uterine rupture after uterine artery embolization for symptomatic leiomyomas.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are few data regarding safety of pregnancy after uterine artery embolization. However, numerous women desire future fertility after this procedure. Uterine rupture without a history of cesarean delivery or uterine scarring is an exceedingly rare complication in pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of uterine rupture in a primigravid woman after uterine artery embolization. Her pregnancy was also complicated by placenta previa with placenta increta, resulting in a favorable neonatal outcome in an otherwise life-threatening situation for mother and fetus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Uterine artery embolization is a risk factor for abnormal placentation and uterine rupture in subsequent pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford California.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeaton-Massey
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loring
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chetty
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Druzin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000601:surgery; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology*