Acute cor pulmonale following uterine artery embolization

Catalina Jaramillo, MD; Ahmed M Awad, MD; Emma Ferguson, MD; Daniel Ocazionez, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Nov 2024)

Acute cor pulmonale following uterine artery embolization

Catalina Jaramillo, MD,
Ahmed M Awad, MD,
Emma Ferguson, MD,
Daniel Ocazionez, MD

Affiliations

Catalina Jaramillo, MD: Corresponding author.; University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, 6410 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Ahmed M Awad, MD: University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, 6410 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Emma Ferguson, MD: University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, 6410 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Daniel Ocazionez, MD: University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, 6410 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 11
pp. 4978 – 4982

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Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a common procedure for controlling gynecological and obstetric bleeding. We report a case of a 38-year-old female with placenta increta who underwent UAE following a cesarean section and subsequently developed pulmonary embolism from nontarget embolization. Excellent CTPA images demonstrate embolization agents used in the procedure in the pulmonary vasculature. The patient developed acute cor pulmonale, an infrequent complication from the procedure. This case presents a rare and clear demonstration of a complication of uterine artery embolization with clear imaging evidence.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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