Successful term pregnancy after selective embolization of a large postmolar uterine arteriovenous malformation |
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Authors: | C-C TSAI Y-F CHENG† C-C CHANGCHIEN & H LIN |
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Institution: | Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology;and Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | Abstract. Tsai C-C, Cheng Y-F, Changchien C-C, Lin H. Successful term pregnancy after selective embolization of a large postmolar uterine arteriovenous malformation. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2006; 16(Suppl. 1): 339–341. Uterine arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are very uncommon disorders. Successful conservative treatment with subsequently conceived is rarely reported. We describe a 31-year-old woman with a complex and large postmolar AVM; she was successfully treated with transarterial selective embolization for a long history of repeated excessive vaginal bleeding and anemia. She resumed normal menstrual periods soon after treatment, and she subsequently conceived about 2 years later. A healthy male baby was delivered at 39 weeks of gestation via vaginal route. Selective embolization of a complex and large uterine AVM seems to be feasible for the treatment of uterine bleeding and preservation of reproductive capability. |
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Keywords: | pregnancy transarterial embolization uterine arteriovenous malformation |
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