TY - JOUR
T1 - Urohemoperitoneum During Pregnancy with Consequent Fetal Death in a Patient with Deep Endometriosis
AU - Chiodo, Ilda
AU - Somigliana, Edgardo
AU - Dousset, Bertrand
AU - Chapron, Charles
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - A 25-year-old woman with unoperated deep endometriosis of the uterosacral ligament suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain, hematuria, hemoperitoneum, and intrauterine death at 31 weeks' gestation. Surgical intervention revealed active hemorrhage arising from right uterine artery and interruption of the ureter in an area of previously documented but not treated endometriotic nodule. Histologic examination confirmed presence of decidualized endometriosis at this site. Urohemoperitoneum during pregnancy is a rare but possible complication in women carrying deep peritoneal endometriotic nodules.
AB - A 25-year-old woman with unoperated deep endometriosis of the uterosacral ligament suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain, hematuria, hemoperitoneum, and intrauterine death at 31 weeks' gestation. Surgical intervention revealed active hemorrhage arising from right uterine artery and interruption of the ureter in an area of previously documented but not treated endometriotic nodule. Histologic examination confirmed presence of decidualized endometriosis at this site. Urohemoperitoneum during pregnancy is a rare but possible complication in women carrying deep peritoneal endometriotic nodules.
KW - Deep endometriosis
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.09.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 18312991
AN - SCOPUS:39749103430
VL - 15
SP - 202
EP - 204
JO - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
JF - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
SN - 1553-4650
IS - 2
ER -