Spontaneous haemoperitoneum due to rupture of a vein overlying a myoma, however, is a rare entity it and may cause anaemia and hypovolemic shock. The first case was reported by Von Rokitansky in 1861 as an autopsy finding. To-date, less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of a vein overlying leiomyoma causing life-threatening blood loss necessitating massive transfusion and emergency surgery.
Massive haemoperitoneum caused by uterine leiomyoma: a case report / Porpora, Maria Grazia; Musacchio, Lucia; Piacenti, Ilaria; D' Alessandris, Nicoletta; Pecorini, Francesco; Iafrate, Franco; Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi. - In: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. - ISSN 0144-3615. - (2019), pp. 1-2. [10.1080/01443615.2019.1626355]
Massive haemoperitoneum caused by uterine leiomyoma: a case report
Porpora, Maria Grazia;Musacchio, Lucia
;Piacenti, Ilaria;D' Alessandris, Nicoletta;Pecorini, Francesco;Iafrate, Franco;Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi
2019
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Spontaneous haemoperitoneum due to rupture of a vein overlying a myoma, however, is a rare entity it and may cause anaemia and hypovolemic shock. The first case was reported by Von Rokitansky in 1861 as an autopsy finding. To-date, less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of a vein overlying leiomyoma causing life-threatening blood loss necessitating massive transfusion and emergency surgery.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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