Endometriosis-Related Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum in the Third Trimester: A Case Report

Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHiP) is a rare but significant condition in pregnancy and is linked to high rates of morbidity and mortality. Endometriosis increases the risk of SHiP, particularly during the third trimester of pregnancy. We report a case of a 45-year-old woman in the third...

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Autores principales: Gomes Pereira, João Pedro, Vaz-de-Macedo, Carolina, Almeida, Mariana, Canelas, Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36699776
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32897
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Sumario:Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHiP) is a rare but significant condition in pregnancy and is linked to high rates of morbidity and mortality. Endometriosis increases the risk of SHiP, particularly during the third trimester of pregnancy. We report a case of a 45-year-old woman in the third trimester of a pregnancy complicated by SHiP due to the rupture of a uterine artery by an endometriosis implant, which is a particularly rare cause.

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