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Spontaneous subserosal venous rupture overlying a uterine leiomyoma in a young woman


Amel Achour Jenayah
Sarah Saoudi
Nour Sferi
Rim Skander
Sofiène Ben Marzouk
Abdallah Cherni
Ezzeddine Sfar
Dalenda Chelli
Fethia Boudaya

Abstract

Uterine leiomyomas are very common tumors found in women. Rupture of veins on the surface of uterine leiomyoma is an unusual source of hemoperitoneum. It is an extremely uncommon gynaecological cause of hemoperitoneum. It is a life threatening emergency. We report a case of massive intraperitoneal hemorrhage due to rupture of vessels on the surface of subserous leiomyoma. A differential diagnosis of rupture of leiomyoma’ssurface vessel should be considered, while dealing with a case of hemoperitoneum with pelvic mass.

Keywords: Hemoperitoneum, leiomyoma, gynaecological emergency


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