Abstract
Pseudoaneurysm resulting from hysteroscopic myomectomy is a rare clinical situation, and interventional radiologists are not traditionally involved in the management. To our knowledge, endovascular treatment of a pseudoaneurysm resulting from hysteroscopic myomectomy has not yet been reported in the English-language literature. Here, two such cases are reported, including one of a woman who later became pregnant. The case is unique because little is known about the influence of unilateral coil embolization of the uterine artery on fertility.
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Ito, N., Natimatsu, Y., Tsukada, J. et al. Two Cases of Postmyomectomy Pseudoaneurysm Treated by Transarterial Embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 36, 1681–1685 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-013-0551-0
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