Radiological findings of uterine arteriovenous malformation: a case report of an unusual and life-threatening cause of abnormal vaginal bleeding.
Uterine arteriovenous malformations may cause life-threatening abnormal genital bleeding in women at childbearing age. Transvaginal Doppler ultrasonography is a widely available, noninvasive and excellent diagnostic method. The authors report the case of a patient with history of gestational trophoblastic disease and multiple curettage procedures who developed uterine arteriovenous malformations, with remission of the lesions after treatment with methotrexate.
MDs, Residents of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) / Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes (Hucam), Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Marcela Sales
MS
Farias
MDs, Residents of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) / Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes (Hucam), Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Clara Campagnaro
CC
Santi
MD, Resident of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) / Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes (Hucam), Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Aline Aparecida A de A
AA
Lima
MD, Gynecologist and Obstetrician, Resident of Ultrasonography in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) / Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes (Hucam), Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Sabrina Mendes
SM
Teixeira
MD, Gynecologist and Sonographer, Preceptor of Ultrasonography in Gynecology and Obstetrics and Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) / Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes (Hucam), Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Tatiana Co Gomes
TC
De Biase
Abnormal genital bleeding; Arteriovenous malformations; Doppler