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British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 157-158
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/43329609
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Spontaneous rupture of a true uterine artery aneurysm: a cause of retroperitoneal haematoma

M Nicolaou, MRCS 1 Y K Ruben, MRCS 1 C M A Peel, MBBS 1 A J Kuriakose, FRCS 1 T R F Paes, FRCS 1 and J E Jackson, FRCR 2

1 Department of Vascular Surgery, The Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3NN and 2 Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK



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  		Figure 1. A CT-scan of the pelvis showing a large retroperitoneal haematoma (arrows) on the left displacing the uterus (Ut) to the right.

 


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  		Figure 2. Angiograms showing the internal iliac (II), superior gluteal (SG) and uterine artery (UA) with its aneurysm (arrow) (a) before embolisation and (b) after embolisation using microcoils. Notice the complete occlusion of the uterine artery and its branches after the procedure.

 




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