Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 929.e1-929.e3, March 2009

Pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery after laparoscopic myomectomy

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Received 11 June 2008; received in revised form 30 August 2008; accepted 4 September 2008. published online 06 November 2008.

Objective

To describe a case of uterine pseudoaneurysm after laparoscopic myomectomy in a 36-year-old woman.

Design

Case report.

Setting

University hospital.

Patient(s)

A 36-year-old woman, 3 months after laparoscopic myomectomy, presenting with an intrauterine hypoechoic lesion measuring 5 cm in diameter.

Intervention(s)

Uterine pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed by color Doppler ultrasound.

Main Outcome Measure(s)

Complete resolution of the pseudoaneurysm.

Result(s)

Spontaneous thrombosis was observed in the pseudoaneurysm. At 6-month follow-up, the uterus appeared normal.

Conclusion(s)

Our case presents the possibility of delayed occurrence of uterine pseudoaneurysm after laparoscopic myomectomy.

Key Words: Pseudoaneurysm, laparoscopic myomectomy, delayed occurrence

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 S.A. has nothing to disclose. H.A. has nothing to disclose. M.F. has nothing to disclose. H.I. has nothing to disclose. M.T. has nothing to disclose. Y.Y. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)03908-3

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.019

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 929.e1-929.e3, March 2009

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