Open AccessUterine artery pseudoaneurysm and embolisation during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Jared T. Roeckner,
Adetola LouisJacques,
Bruce Zwiebel,
Judette Louis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-234058
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , uterine artery , pregnancy , gestation , radiology , surgery , aneurysm , genetics , biology
Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm in pregnancy is a dangerous condition as rupture can be catastrophic due to the large volume of uterine blood flow. We present a case of a healthy, young woman with a desired pregnancy at 15 weeks of gestation incidentally discovered to have a pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery during a routine prenatal ultrasound. She underwent initial thrombin injection followed by endovascular coil embolisation of the left uterine artery and carried the pregnancy to term without further complications.