Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

Uterine arteriovenous malformation secondary to scar pregnancy

  • Author:
  • Smita Goenka1,, Madhuri Gawande2, Sulbha Joshi3, Chetna Ratnaparkhi4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 104 to 106

1Junior Resident, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra

2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra

3Professor & HOD, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra

4Associate Professor, Dept. of Radiodiagnosis, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra

*Corresponding Author: Email: smita.goenka19@gmail.com

Online published on 14 October, 2017.

Abstract

Uterine arteriovenous(AV) malformations resulting in abnormal uterine bleeding is relatively rare condition. It can be congenital or acquired. Acquired AV malformation is usually secondary to trauma, pregnancy or malignancy. The mainstay of management is uterine artery embolization or definitive surgery. We report a case of AV malformation in lower uterine segment secondary to previous ruptured scar pregnancy. The condition was diagnosed by Doppler ultrasound and confirmed by MR angiography. Our subject opted for hysterectomy over uterine artery embolization. The clinical findings were confirmed by histopathological examination by presence chorionic villi.

Keywords

Arteriovenous malformations, Scar pregnancy, Uterine artery embolization, Doppler ultrasound, MR angiography