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Retained Products of Conception Masquerading as Acquired Arteriovenous Malformation

2003; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 27; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00004728-200301000-00016

1532-3145

Aki Kido, Kaori Togashi, Takashi Koyama, Hiroaki Ito, Keiji Tatsumi, Shingo Fujii, Junji Konishi,

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

This case documents a seldom-described event of retained products of conception masquerading as an acquired arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the uterus. The patient presented with sudden onset of heavy vaginal bleeding 6 weeks after artificial abortion. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a diffuse intramural lesion predominantly consisting of prominent vessels, which raised suspicion of an AVM. Hysterectomy revealed retained products of placenta that were necrotic and encroached into thin myometrium.