title: Embolization of a left uterine artery mycotic aneurysm after a neglected, perforated appendicitis before delivery.
abstract: We report a case of a successful embolization of a mycotic aneurysm of the left uterine artery in the puerperium after a neglected perforated appendicitis. A mycotic aneurysm, meaning an infection of the vessel wall which leads to an aneurysmatic dilatation of the vessel, is potentially life threatening if rupture occurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dette Elise Anne
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: van Doorn
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology - Intervention Radiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Leuken
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Robertus Johannes Paulus
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rijnders
keywords: Aneurysm; embolization; mycotic; puerperium; uterine artery