Ovarian Artery Rupture Presenting with a Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage of an Anticoagulated Patient: A Successful Treatment with Embolization

Retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a potentially lethal complication in patients on anticoagulant therapy and can be caused by ovarian artery bleeding, regardless of the patients' age and obstetric history. This case illustrates the clinical presentation of ovarian artery bleeding in a postmenopausa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2020, 81(6), , pp.1453-1458
Hauptverfasser: Lee, So Jeong, Choi, Min Jeong, Kim, Bong Man, Kim, Sang Yoon
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a potentially lethal complication in patients on anticoagulant therapy and can be caused by ovarian artery bleeding, regardless of the patients' age and obstetric history. This case illustrates the clinical presentation of ovarian artery bleeding in a postmenopausal female on anticoagulant therapy, the diagnostic utility of transcatheter angiography, and successful embolization.
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2020.0003