Abstract
Pelvic vascular diseases in women are classified as uterine arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistula, uterine artery aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm, pelvic varicosities that cause pelvic congestion syndrome, and puerperal ovarian vein thrombophlebitis (POVT). Vascular diseases in the female pelvis are rare, but are potentially life threatening due to massive uterine bleeding in arteriovenous fistula, arteriovenous malformation, and pseudoaneurysm and sepsis in POVT. Therefore, immediate imaging diagnosis is important for appropriate management.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Radiology Illustrated |
| Subtitle of host publication | Gynecologic Imaging, Second Edition |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Pages | 979-981 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783642053252 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783642053238 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012.
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Introduction'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver