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Pelvic arteriovenous malformation presenting as bloating and abdominal distension: a case report and literature review
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  • Takayoshi Iijima,
  • Aya Tokinaga-Uchiyama,
  • Natsumi Fuchimukai,
  • Fumi Yanagisawa,
  • Yuko Sonan,
  • Ayaka Nakashima,
  • Mayu Shimomukai,
  • Kazunori Mukaida,
  • Hironori Murakami,
  • Yuta Kume,
  • Yukihiro Bonkohara,
  • Mika Okuda
Takayoshi Iijima
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center

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Aya Tokinaga-Uchiyama
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Natsumi Fuchimukai
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Fumi Yanagisawa
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Yuko Sonan
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Ayaka Nakashima
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Mayu Shimomukai
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Kazunori Mukaida
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Hironori Murakami
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Yuta Kume
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Yukihiro Bonkohara
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Mika Okuda
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Abstract

Pelvic arteriovenous malformations (pAVMs) are rare lesions that sometimes pose diagnostic challenges. We report on a 50-year-old woman with a pAVM presenting with only abdominal distension and bloating. The diagnostic tool was color Doppler transvaginal ultrasonography. Surgical excision of the AVM was performed, and there was no subsequent recurrence.