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Point-of-care Ultrasonography of a Rare Cause of Hemoperitoneum

A young woman presented to the emergency department with lethargy, hemodynamic instability, and diffuse abdominal tenderness. On point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), she was found to have intraperitoneal free fluid and a large pelvic mass, which were discovered intraoperatively to be hemoperitoneum due...

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Autores principales: Kelson, Kyle R., Riscinti, Matthew, Secko, Michael, deSouza, Ian S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30443616
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.7.38210
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author Kelson, Kyle R.
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description A young woman presented to the emergency department with lethargy, hemodynamic instability, and diffuse abdominal tenderness. On point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), she was found to have intraperitoneal free fluid and a large pelvic mass, which were discovered intraoperatively to be hemoperitoneum due to ruptured vessels of a uterine leiomyoma. Although rare, a life-threatening, ruptured leiomyoma may be treated surgically if recognized in an expedient fashion. A PoCUS can aid the emergency clinician in prompt diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-62303472018-11-15 Point-of-care Ultrasonography of a Rare Cause of Hemoperitoneum Kelson, Kyle R. Riscinti, Matthew Secko, Michael deSouza, Ian S. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report A young woman presented to the emergency department with lethargy, hemodynamic instability, and diffuse abdominal tenderness. On point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), she was found to have intraperitoneal free fluid and a large pelvic mass, which were discovered intraoperatively to be hemoperitoneum due to ruptured vessels of a uterine leiomyoma. Although rare, a life-threatening, ruptured leiomyoma may be treated surgically if recognized in an expedient fashion. A PoCUS can aid the emergency clinician in prompt diagnosis. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018-09-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6230347/ /pubmed/30443616 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.7.38210 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Kelson et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230347/
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