successful transarterial embolization of uterine arteriovenous malformation: report of three cases
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چکیده
uterine arteriovenous malformations (avms) are relatively rare disorders that can cause life-threatening vaginal bleeding. we describe three childbearing-age females, who had abdominal pain and heavy vaginal bleeding, and were diagnosed as uterine avm by color doppler and angiography. the patients received successful superselective transarterial embolization (tae) with n-butyl cyanoacrylate (nbca). three years after treatment, one of them was admitted to our hospital for vaginal delivery at 39 weeks of gestation, and the baby was healthy.
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iranian journal of radiologyجلد ۱۳، شماره ۱، صفحات ۰-۰
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