Hemoperitoneum during Pregnancy: A Rare Case of Spontaneous Rupture of the Uterine Artery

Catarina Marçal da Silva; Rita Luz; Manuela Almeida; Daniel Pedro; Bárbara Paredes; Rui Branco; Alcides Pereira

doi:10.1155/2020/8882016

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2020)

Hemoperitoneum during Pregnancy: A Rare Case of Spontaneous Rupture of the Uterine Artery

Catarina Marçal da Silva,
Rita Luz,
Manuela Almeida,
Daniel Pedro,
Bárbara Paredes,
Rui Branco,
Alcides Pereira

Affiliations

Catarina Marçal da Silva: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
Rita Luz: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
Manuela Almeida: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
Daniel Pedro: Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
Bárbara Paredes: Department of General Surgery, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
Rui Branco: Department of General Surgery, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
Alcides Pereira: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8882016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

Abstract

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Spontaneous rupture of the uterine artery is a rare cause of hemoperitoneum during pregnancy. This is a life-threatening condition associated with maternal and fetal mortality. We describe a case of spontaneous rupture of the left uterine artery in a 32-year-old healthy pregnant woman with an uneventful pregnancy.

Published in Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 2090-6684 (Print); 2090-6692 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7471

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