Ovarian Artery Rupture Presenting with a Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage of an Anticoagulated Patient: A Successful Treatment with Embolization.
So Jeong LeeMin Jeong ChoiBong Man KimSang Yoon KimPublished in: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe chi (2020)
Retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a potentially lethal complication in patients on anticoagulant therapy and can be caused by ovarian artery bleeding, regardless of the patients' age and obstetric history. This case illustrates the clinical presentation of ovarian artery bleeding in a postmenopausal female on anticoagulant therapy, the diagnostic utility of transcatheter angiography, and successful embolization.