CT diagnosis and endovascular management of spontaneous rupture of uterine artery in pregnancy.
Karthikeyan DamodharanPublished in: BJR case reports (2016)
Spontaneous rupture of the uterine artery during pregnancy is an extremely uncommon condition, which presents as an acute emergency, associated with high rates of maternal and foetal mortality. This condition is challenging to diagnose and treat, as it is an uncommon entity having an acute nature of presentation. They are usually managed by emergency laparotomy and the diagnosis is rarely made preoperatively. We describe a case with CT angiographic images clearly demonstrating the uterine artery pseudoaneurysm with associated extensive haemoperitoneum, which helped us confirm this rare diagnosis. We successfully treated the patient by an endovascular approach, which has not been reported previously.
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