The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India
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VOL. 73 NUMBER 6 November-December  2023

Uterine Artery Embolization: A boon for Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation

Sandhya Gadre1 · Gunjan Chaudhary1 · Pankaj Goyal1 · Chandraprakash Ahirwar1

Sandhya Gadre gadre.sandhya@gmail.com Gunjan Chaudhary gunjchaudhary88@gmail.com Pankaj Goyal pgoyal75@gmail.com Chandraprakash Ahirwar drchandraprakashradiologist@gmail.com 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, India

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Dr. Sandhya Gadre is a Professor; Dr. Gunjan Chaudhary is an Assistant Professor; Dr. Pankaj Goyal is a visiting interventional radiologist; Dr. Chandraprakash Ahirwar is a visiting radiologist


A 29 years female G4PoA3 had 16 weeks pregnancy, for which she took over the counter medications for abortion on her own. She expelled few products and presented to hospital with severe anemia ( Hb 6. 4 gm%) and fever. On examining she was severely anaemic, urine pregnancy test was faintly positive, uterus was 8 weeks in size, products were felt in cervical canal. Hb was 6.4 gm/dl, . TLC 11600/cu mm, Beta HCG - 464 miu/ml. Her USG Doppler & MRI reports were suggestive of uterine arteriovenous malformation(Figs. 1, 2). Four units PRBCs were transfused, antibiotics were given & superselective uterine artery embolization was done (Figs. 3, 4). Post UAE USG doppler showed retained products with vascularity, USG showed retained products (Figs. 5, 6). Her evacuation was performed under hysteroscopic (Fig. 7) guidance. She withstood procedure well & recovered completely.

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