| Literature DB >> 31131173 |
Salman Khan1, Shakir Saud2, Imran Khan3, Basit Achakzai4.
Abstract
Uterine arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are a rare, potentially life-threatening cause of abnormal uterine bleeding that can be acquired following uterine instrumentation. We herein report a case of acquired uterine AVM following dilatation and curettage (D&C) that was successfully treated with bilateral embolization using Gelfoam (Pfizer, New York, USA) pledgets.Entities:
Keywords: dilatation and curettage; gelfoam pledgets; uterine arteriovenous malformation; uterine artery embolization
Year: 2019 PMID: 31131173 PMCID: PMC6516630 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4250
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184