Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 849.e11-849.e14 , September 2008

Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm manifesting delayed postabortal bleeding

  • Young Ah Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea
    • Clinical Research Center, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Young Ah Kim, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 2240 Daewha-dong, Ilsanse-gu, Gyoyang-si, Gyunggi-do, 411–706, Korea (FAX: 82-31-910-7567).
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  • Yoon Hee Han, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea
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  • Kyung Chul Jun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea
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  • Myung Kwon Jeon, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea
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  • Eung Soo Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea

Received 10 July 2007 ,Revised 24 July 2007 ,Accepted 24 July 2007.

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 Supported by a 2005 Inje University research grant, Pusan, Korea.

PII: S0015-0282(07)03017-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1372

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 849.e11-849.e14 , September 2008

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