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Vaginal Hemorrhage Associated with Decidualized Rectovaginal Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis during the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report

임신 중 탈락막 변화를 동반한 직장질부위 심부자궁 내막증에서 발생한 대량 질출혈: 증례 보고

  • Jeong-Won Oh (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital) ;
  • Eun Ji Lee (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital) ;
  • Yoon-Mi Jin (Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital)
  • 오정원 (순천향대학교 부속 서울병원 산부인과) ;
  • 이은지 (순천향대학교 부속 서울병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 진윤미 (순천향대학교 부속 서울병원 병리과)
  • Received : 2022.03.12
  • Accepted : 2022.06.18
  • Published : 2022.09.01

Abstract

Endometriosis-related symptoms are believed to be alleviated during pregnancy. However, pregnancy complications, such as pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery, rupture of ovarian or uterine vessels, and intraabdominal bleeding from decidualized deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesion have been rarely reported. Owing to the potential risk of rupture and resultant life-threatening complications, proper diagnosis and close monitoring of decidualized endometriotic lesion are very important despite its low relative risk. Till date, massive vaginal bleeding from decidualized rectovaginal DIE during pregnancy has not been in English literatures. Here, we present the first case of spontaneous massive vaginal bleeding due to decidualized rectovaginal DIE that occurred in the late third trimester of pregnancy.

임신 중 심부자궁내막증의 증상은 대부분 호전되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 심부자궁내막증과 관련하여 자궁동맥의 가성동맥류, 난소 또는 자궁동맥의 파열 및 탈락막화가 진행된 병변에 의한 복강내 출혈과 같은 심각한 산과적 합병증이 임신후반기에 드물게 보고되었다. 특히, 심부자궁내막증에 발생한 탈락막화가 진행될 경우 파열 및 출혈로 인한 심각한 모체/태아의 합병증이 발생할 수 있어 정확한 진단을 하고 임신 중 상태를 집중 감시하는 것이 필요하다. 그러나 이러한 경우는 매우 드물어 잘 알려져 있지 않으며, 저자들이 아는 한, 현재까지 보고된 심부자궁내막증에 의한 대량출혈은 모두 복강내출혈이 발생한 경우였다. 저자들은 임신 중 직장질부위 심부자궁내막증의 탈락막화가 진행되고 커지면서 질강내로 노출된 병변과 임신 후반기 병변에서 자연히 발생한 대량 질출혈의 증례를 보고하고자 한다.

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