Gynecology & Obstetrics
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Fatnassi R

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• 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

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