A woman in early 20s with type 1 von Willebrand disease (vWD) presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding at 5 weeks post partum following primary caesarean section. Imaging revealed a uterine artery pseudoaneurysm (UAP), which is a rare condition that can cause postpartum haemorrhage. Caesarean birth and vWD are two risk factors for pseudoaneurysm. Swift postpartum recognition of a pseudoaneurysm is essential to prevent a potentially life-threatening outcome. Successful diagnosis and treatment of the patient’s symptoms required interdisciplinary teamwork between obstetricians, interventional radiologists and haematologists. Uterine artery embolisation (UAE) was performed and complete resolution of the pseudoaneurysm was noted 6 weeks after the procedure. Haemorrhage was averted due to early detection of UAP prior to its rupture, and future fertility was preserved. The patient successfully conceived a second child 1 year after UAE and delivered via caesarean birth without haemorrhage or recurrence of UAP.
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