[Hemoperitoneum due to rupture of an omental arterial aneurysm]

J Chir (Paris). 2007 Nov-Dec;144(6):544-5. doi: 10.1016/s0021-7697(07)79785-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of spontaneous hemoperitoneum due to rupture of an omental arterial aneurysm. This source of bleeding is unusual (2 cases published); the diagnosis was made preoperatively by doppler ultrasound and CT scan with IV contrast. Omental resection was performed and histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis. A literature review of the rare cases of hemoperitoneum due to rupture of a digestive arterial aneurysm is done.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / complications*
  • Female
  • Hemoperitoneum / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Omentum / blood supply*