TY - JOUR
T1 - Fertility-preserving management of a uterine arteriovenous malformation
T2 - A case report of uterine artery embolization (UAE) followed by laparoscopic resection
AU - Patton, Elizabeth W.
AU - Moy, Irene
AU - Milad, Magdy P.
AU - Vogezang, Robert
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Herein is presented a fertility-preserving approach in the management of a uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) resistant to endovascular management. The patient had a documented AVM and underwent 2 uterine artery embolization procedures, with subsequent recurrence of symptoms. Doppler ultrasound demonstrated recanalization of the AVM. Ultimately, laparoscopic resection of the AVM was performed after laparoscopic ligation of the uterine arteries. Postoperatively, the patient has remained asymptomatic. Laparoscopic resection of a uterine AVM may offer a fertility-preserving alternative to hysterectomy in patients in whom endovascular management has failed.
AB - Herein is presented a fertility-preserving approach in the management of a uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) resistant to endovascular management. The patient had a documented AVM and underwent 2 uterine artery embolization procedures, with subsequent recurrence of symptoms. Doppler ultrasound demonstrated recanalization of the AVM. Ultimately, laparoscopic resection of the AVM was performed after laparoscopic ligation of the uterine arteries. Postoperatively, the patient has remained asymptomatic. Laparoscopic resection of a uterine AVM may offer a fertility-preserving alternative to hysterectomy in patients in whom endovascular management has failed.
KW - Laparoscopy
KW - Uterine arteriovenous malformation
KW - Uterine artery embolization
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.07.016
DO - 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.07.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 25117839
AN - SCOPUS:84920620362
SN - 1553-4650
VL - 22
SP - 137
EP - 141
JO - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
JF - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
IS - 1
ER -