PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A Elagwany
AU  - S Eltawab
AU  - A Mostafa
TI  - PMM.10 Is there a role for internal iliac artery ligation in post caesarean uterine artery pseudo-aneurysm: A case report
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306576.366
DP  - 2014 Jun 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - A126--A127
VI  - 99
IP  - Suppl 1
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/Suppl_1/A126.4.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/Suppl_1/A126.4.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2014 Jun 01; 99
AB  - Objective To describe the diagnosis and management of uterine artery pseudoaneurysm after caesarian section. Design Case report. Setting Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Patient A 25-year-old woman developed uterine artery pseudoaneurysm after caesarean section. Intervention Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm after caesarian section was diagnosed on ultrasonography, computerised tomographic angiography and treated by bilateral internal iliac artery ligation. Main Outcome Measure Uterine conservation. Result Fertility preservation was achieved in the woman. Conclusion(s) Diagnosis and management of uterine artery pseudoaneurysm after caesarian section are important to prevent life-threatening haemorrhage caused by pseudoaneurysmal rupture. Keywords Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm, Caesarian section, Secondary postpartum, haemorrhage, Ultrasonography, Computerised tomographic angiography, Internal iliac artery ligation.