Successful emergency endometrial ablation for intractable uterine bleeding in a postmenopausal woman complicated with liver cirrhosis and morbid obesity

Surg Endosc. 2001 Aug;15(8):898. doi: 10.1007/s004640040042. Epub 2001 May 14.

Abstract

Life-threatening intractable uterine bleeding is difficult to treat when concurrent medical complications contraindicate invasive surgery. We present a case of heavy uterine bleeding in a postmenopausal woman that was complicated by liver cirrhosis and morbid obesity. The bleeding was successfully halted through emergency endometrial ablation after failure of uterine artery embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Electrocoagulation / methods*
  • Emergencies
  • Endometrium / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid / complications
  • Uterine Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Uterine Hemorrhage / surgery*