Abstract
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at ectopic sites. A rare and life-threatening complication associated with endometriosis is represented by spontaneous hemoperitoneum due to the rupture of utero-ovarian vessels. Most cases of spontaneous hemoperitoneum previously described involved pregnant women affected by endometriosis; here, we present a case of acute and massive hemoperitoneum in a nulliparous woman with deep infiltrating endometriosis. When acute abdominal pain with hemoperitoneum occurs in non-gravid reproductive age women, with no positive findings for liver or spleen lesions, a possible spontaneous rupture of utero-ovarian vessels related to the presence of deep infiltrating endometriosis should be included among the possible causes of the condition.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 559-562 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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Keywords
- Deep infiltrating endometriosis
- Endometriosis
- Hemoperitoneum
- Laparoscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Reproductive Medicine
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Hemoperitoneum Following Sexual Intercourse in a Woman with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis. / Buggio, Laura; Aimi, Giorgio; Vercellini, Paolo.
In: Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, Vol. 81, No. 6, 2016, p. 559-562.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at ectopic sites. A rare and life-threatening complication associated with endometriosis is represented by spontaneous hemoperitoneum due to the rupture of utero-ovarian vessels. Most cases of spontaneous hemoperitoneum previously described involved pregnant women affected by endometriosis; here, we present a case of acute and massive hemoperitoneum in a nulliparous woman with deep infiltrating endometriosis. When acute abdominal pain with hemoperitoneum occurs in non-gravid reproductive age women, with no positive findings for liver or spleen lesions, a possible spontaneous rupture of utero-ovarian vessels related to the presence of deep infiltrating endometriosis should be included among the possible causes of the condition.
AB - Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at ectopic sites. A rare and life-threatening complication associated with endometriosis is represented by spontaneous hemoperitoneum due to the rupture of utero-ovarian vessels. Most cases of spontaneous hemoperitoneum previously described involved pregnant women affected by endometriosis; here, we present a case of acute and massive hemoperitoneum in a nulliparous woman with deep infiltrating endometriosis. When acute abdominal pain with hemoperitoneum occurs in non-gravid reproductive age women, with no positive findings for liver or spleen lesions, a possible spontaneous rupture of utero-ovarian vessels related to the presence of deep infiltrating endometriosis should be included among the possible causes of the condition.
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KW - Laparoscopy
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