Cesarean scar pregnancy: a rare cause of uterine arteriovenous malformation

J Clin Ultrasound. 2011 Nov-Dec;39(9):534-8. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20848. Epub 2011 Jun 6.

Abstract

A 38-year-old gravida 4, para 2 woman with a history of two Cesarean sections and one curettage was referred to our hospital, because of painless vaginal bleeding and 6 weeks + 2 days of amenorrhea. The first diagnosis was Cesarean scar pregnancy, managed with methotrexate. Subsequently, an arteriovenous malformation developed, which was diagnosed with color Doppler imaging. The diagnosis was confirmed with angiography. Successful bilateral uterine artery embolization was performed with ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx), n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl), and gelfoam.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy
  • Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
  • Cicatrix / complications*
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Enbucrilate
  • Female
  • Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable
  • Humans
  • Polyvinyls
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / etiology
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / therapy
  • Risk Factors
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*
  • Uterus / blood supply*

Substances

  • Onyx copolymer
  • Polyvinyls
  • Enbucrilate
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide