Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Fatnassi R
Ibn El Jazzar Hospital,
Kairouan, 3140 Kairouan
Tunisia
Case Report
Hemoperitoneum Caused by Spontaneous Uterine Varicose Vein Rupture in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy-A Case Report
Author(s): Fatnassi R, Mkhinini I, Torki E, Ragmoun H, Kaabia O, Hammami S, Barhoumi H and Ben regaya LFatnassi R, Mkhinini I, Torki E, Ragmoun H, Kaabia O, Hammami S, Barhoumi H and Ben regaya L
Spontaneous rupture of uterine varicose veins is a rare and poorly understood complication during pregnancy. Its clinical presentation is misleading and non-specific. Due to the high maternal and fetal mortality, the diagnosis of a hemoperitoneum must be done quickly. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of uterine varicose veins revealed by an abundant hemoperitoneum that occurred in a 35 year-old pregnant patient at 32 weeks of gestation. A laparotomy enabled the diagnosis and the treatment of this complication in addition to the extraction through a cesarean section of a healthy newborn... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0932.1000291