Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum Hemorrhage
Secondary postpartum hemorrhage is one of the important cause of postpartum morbidity and mortality. Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare, potentially fatal but treatable cause of secondary post-partum hemorrhage. If not diagnosed timely, it can lead to life-threatening hemorrhage. We report the...
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| author | Prajakta M. Mule Sanjota Satish Nair Rajat N. Bhargava |
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| description | Secondary postpartum hemorrhage is one of the important cause of postpartum morbidity and mortality. Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare, potentially fatal but treatable cause of secondary post-partum hemorrhage. If not diagnosed timely, it can lead to life-threatening hemorrhage. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with profuse vaginal bleeding on 32nd day of cesarean section. On imaging a left uterine artery pseudoaneurysm was found in the uterine wall with blood clots in the uterine cavity. Patient was managed with aggressive fluid resuscitation and immediate interventional radiology procedure of selective embolization of pseudoaneurysm. High index of suspicion is needed to search for rare vascular causes like pseudoaneurysm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a10f5bf290b44504ac5ed60c616689582022-12-22T04:36:31ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082022-12-01320461161410.1055/s-0042-1755246Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum HemorrhagePrajakta M. Mule0Sanjota Satish Nair1Rajat N. Bhargava2Department of Radiology, Fortis Hospitals, DMRD, Grant Medical College, J.J. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEMH, Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Radiology, Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaSecondary postpartum hemorrhage is one of the important cause of postpartum morbidity and mortality. Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare, potentially fatal but treatable cause of secondary post-partum hemorrhage. If not diagnosed timely, it can lead to life-threatening hemorrhage. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with profuse vaginal bleeding on 32nd day of cesarean section. On imaging a left uterine artery pseudoaneurysm was found in the uterine wall with blood clots in the uterine cavity. Patient was managed with aggressive fluid resuscitation and immediate interventional radiology procedure of selective embolization of pseudoaneurysm. High index of suspicion is needed to search for rare vascular causes like pseudoaneurysm.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1755246uterine artery pseudoaneurysmyin-yang signsecondary post-partum hemorrhagecesarean section |
| spellingShingle | Prajakta M. Mule Sanjota Satish Nair Rajat N. Bhargava Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum Hemorrhage Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging uterine artery pseudoaneurysm yin-yang sign secondary post-partum hemorrhage cesarean section |
| title | Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum Hemorrhage |
| title_full | Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum Hemorrhage |
| title_fullStr | Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum Hemorrhage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum Hemorrhage |
| title_short | Imaging in Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare, Potentially Fatal Cause of Secondary Post-partum Hemorrhage |
| title_sort | imaging in uterine artery pseudoaneurysm a rare potentially fatal cause of secondary post partum hemorrhage |
| topic | uterine artery pseudoaneurysm yin-yang sign secondary post-partum hemorrhage cesarean section |
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