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. 2018 Oct 20;131(20):2489-2491.
doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.243570.

Clinical Characteristic and Management of Acquired Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation

Ya-Pei Zhu  1 , Zhi-Jing Sun  1 , Jing-He Lang  1 , Jie Pan  2
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Clinical Characteristic and Management of Acquired Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation

Ya-Pei Zhu et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Images of uterine AVM acquired from different examinations. (a) Color Doppler ultrasonography shows hypoechogenic structures within the myometrium with high-velocity, low-impedance flow. (b) Histopathology image showing the dilated and irregularly shaped blood vessel in the uterine muscular layer (hematoxylin-eosin staining, original magnification × 60). (c and d) Images taken from the same patient. (c) Bilateral uterine artery angiography shows the left uterine AVM. (d) Selective left uterine artery angiography shows a clearer image of AVM. (e) Management procedures of patients diagnosed with uterine AVM. AVM: Arteriovenous malformations.
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