Mule Prajakta M, Nair Sanjota Satish, Bhargava Rajat N
Department of Radiology, Fortis Hospitals, DMRD, Grant Medical College, J.J. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEMH, Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2022 Aug 30;32(4):611-614. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1755246. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Secondary postpartum hemorrhage is one of the important cause of postpartum morbidity and mortality. Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare, potentially fatal but treatable cause of secondary post-partum hemorrhage. If not diagnosed timely, it can lead to life-threatening hemorrhage. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with profuse vaginal bleeding on 32nd day of cesarean section. On imaging a left uterine artery pseudoaneurysm was found in the uterine wall with blood clots in the uterine cavity. Patient was managed with aggressive fluid resuscitation and immediate interventional radiology procedure of selective embolization of pseudoaneurysm. High index of suspicion is needed to search for rare vascular causes like pseudoaneurysm.
继发性产后出血是产后发病和死亡的重要原因之一。子宫动脉假性动脉瘤是继发性产后出血的一种罕见、潜在致命但可治疗的原因。如果不及时诊断,可导致危及生命的出血。我们报告一例41岁女性,在剖宫产术后第32天出现大量阴道出血。影像学检查发现子宫壁有一个左子宫动脉假性动脉瘤,宫腔内有血凝块。患者接受了积极的液体复苏,并立即进行了介入放射学手术,对假性动脉瘤进行选择性栓塞。需要高度怀疑以寻找像假性动脉瘤这样罕见的血管病因。