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Massive vaginal hemorrhage after uterine fibroid embolization
Robert K Kerlan1, James O Coffey, Marilyn S Milkman
1Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA. bkerlan@radiology.ucsf.edu
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR
|November 8, 2003
Abstract:
A 48-year-old woman underwent uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) for menorrhagia. One-month after the procedure she developed massive vaginal bleeding and required an emergency hysterectomy. Pathologic evaluation of the uterus revealed ulceration of the endometrium overlying the necrotic fibroid. Physicians performing UFE should be aware of this rare but potentially life-threatening complication.