Radiological findings of uterine arteriovenous malformation: a case report of an unusual and life-threatening cause of abnormal vaginal bleeding.

Abstract

Uterine arteriovenous malformations may cause life-threatening abnormal genital bleeding in women at childbearing age. Transvaginal Doppler ultrasonography is a widely available, noninvasive and excellent diagnostic method. The authors report the case of a patient with history of gestational trophoblastic disease and multiple curettage procedures who developed uterine arteriovenous malformations, with remission of the lesions after treatment with methotrexate.

• Authors: Marcela Sales Farias, Clara Campagnaro Santi, Aline Aparecida A de A Lima, Sabrina Mendes Teixeira, Tatiana Co Gomes De Biase
• Journal: Radiologia brasileira (Radiol Bras) 2014 Mar-Apr Vol. 47 Issue 2 Pg. 122-4 ISSN: 0100-3984 [Print] Brazil
• PMID: 25741061 (Publication Type: Case Reports)