OBJECTIVE: To report a case of uterine artery pseudoaneurysm which initially failed unilateral uterine artery embolization that subsequently responded to bilateral embolization. DESIGN: A case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): 32-year-old G(2) P(1) female. INTERVENTION(S): Left uterine artery embolization followed by right uterine artery embolization 1 day later. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Vaginal bleeding, hemoglobin. RESULTS: Unilateral uterine artery embolization failed to control vaginal bleeding. Repeat embolization of the contralateral side was successful. CONCLUSIONS: Uterine artery embolization is an effective method of treating delayed postpartum hemorrhage secondary to a pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery.
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of uterine artery pseudoaneurysm which initially failed unilateral uterine artery embolization that subsequently responded to bilateral embolization. DESIGN: A case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): 32-year-old G(2) P(1) female. INTERVENTION(S): Left uterine artery embolization followed by right uterine artery embolization 1 day later. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Vaginal bleeding, hemoglobin. RESULTS: Unilateral uterine artery embolization failed to control vaginal bleeding. Repeat embolization of the contralateral side was successful. CONCLUSIONS: Uterine artery embolization is an effective method of treating delayed postpartum hemorrhage secondary to a pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery.
Authors: Gregory Halle Ekane; Pierre Marie Tebeu; Thomas Egbe Obinchemti; Theophile Nana Njamen; Charlotte Tchente Nguefack; Jacques Tsingaing Kamgaing; Eugene Belley Priso Journal: Pan Afr Med J Date: 2013-10-17