Endometrial ablation in a woman with a persistent uterine hemorrhage due to acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report.
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Endometrial ablation in a woman with a persistent uterine hemorrhage due to acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report. / Alperin, Marianna; Quaas, Alexander; Johnson, Natasha R; Hornstein, Mark D.
In: J REPROD MED, Vol. 52, No. 6, 6, 2007, p. 548-550.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Endometrial ablation in a woman with a persistent uterine hemorrhage due to acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report.
AU - Alperin, Marianna
AU - Quaas, Alexander
AU - Johnson, Natasha R
AU - Hornstein, Mark D
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - BACKGROUND: Life-threatening uterine hemorrhage can be a presenting symptom in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML), of which one of the complications is disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. CASE: A 44-year-old, previously healthy woman, gravida 3, para 3, presented with a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage. She was subsequently diagnosed with APML by bone marrow biopsy. The uterine hemorrhage was treated with hormonal therapy and uterine artery embolization (UAE), which failed to control the bleeding. Radiofrequency, impedance-controlled endometrial ablation was successfully utilized. CONCLUSION: Endometrial ablation can be used to effectively treat a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage in patients with APML after failed medical therapy and UAE.
AB - BACKGROUND: Life-threatening uterine hemorrhage can be a presenting symptom in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML), of which one of the complications is disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. CASE: A 44-year-old, previously healthy woman, gravida 3, para 3, presented with a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage. She was subsequently diagnosed with APML by bone marrow biopsy. The uterine hemorrhage was treated with hormonal therapy and uterine artery embolization (UAE), which failed to control the bleeding. Radiofrequency, impedance-controlled endometrial ablation was successfully utilized. CONCLUSION: Endometrial ablation can be used to effectively treat a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage in patients with APML after failed medical therapy and UAE.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 52
SP - 548
EP - 550
JO - J REPROD MED
JF - J REPROD MED
SN - 0024-7758
IS - 6
M1 - 6
ER -