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Retroperitoneal hematoma — a rare complication after cervical conization because of cervicoisthmic arteriovenous malformation: a case report

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A rare case is presented concerning retroperitoneal hemorrhage in a 28-year-old patient after a cold knife conization and cervical suture reconstruction. Arteriovenous cervicoisthmic malformation is a risk factor that was identified in a hysterectomy sample.

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  1. University Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, 10000, Zagreb, Yugoslavia

    Dubravko Habek & Tatjana Pavelić Turudić

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Habek, D., Turudić, T.P. Retroperitoneal hematoma — a rare complication after cervical conization because of cervicoisthmic arteriovenous malformation: a case report. cent.eur.j.med 6, 710–712 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11536-011-0082-5

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