Why the study?
Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare, potentially life-threatening cause of secondary postpartum hemorrhage that can occur following caesarean section or hysterectomy.
Embolization of uterine artery pseudoaneurysm can rarely be complicated by femoral artery pseudoaneurysm and infective endocarditis.
Alerts clinicians to rare post-embolization femoral complications in secondary PPH; leaves open optimal embolic strategies and surveillance protocols.
Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare cause of secondary postpartum hemorrhage; it is potentially life-threatening and can occur after caesarean section (c-section) or a hysterectomy. A 30-year-old woman who developed secondary postpartum hemorrhage 7 weeks after c-section was diagnosed to have pseudoaneurysm of left uterine artery. Embolization of the pseudoaneurysm was done with gel foam. But two days later patient developed pseudoaneurysm of right femoral artery treated by vein graft and infective endocarditis treated by medical management.
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