title: Successful Treatment of Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation due to Uterine Trauma.
abstract: Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is defined as abnormal and nonfunctional connections between the uterine arteries and veins. Although the patients typically present with vaginal bleeding, some patients may experience life-threatening massive bleeding in some circumstances. The treatment of choice depends on the symptoms, age, desire for future fertility, and localization and size of the lesion; however, embolization of the uterine artery is the first choice in symptomatic AVM in patients at reproductive age with expectations of future fertility. We report a case of acquired AVM (after D/C) with an extensive lesion, which was successfully treated with bilateral uterine artery embolization (UAE).
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2325-4591
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7411-1200
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Sukru
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alparslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cemil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gurses
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koroglu