Open AccessConservative Treatment of Uterine Arteriovenous Fistula
Author(s) -
Forssman Lars,
Lundberg Jan,
Scherstén Tore
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348209156958
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , surgery , conservative treatment , uterine artery , hysterectomy , arteriovenous fistula , pregnancy , arteriovenous malformation , fertility , fistula , aneurysm , uterine bleeding , gestation , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
. A case of a uterine arteriovenous aneurysm in a 20‐year‐old woman is described. The patient's main symptom was copious uterine bleeding. The diagnostic difficulties are described and the importance of arteriography is emphasized. The aneurysm was occluded at laparotomy by introducing gel‐foam into the uterine artery. The patient subsequently became pregnant and after an uneventful pregnancy was delivered of a healthy child. Thus, this type of conservative treatment seems to offer a possible means of avoiding hysterectomy in young patients with this rare condition who wish to retain their fertility.