Ovarian tumor rupture causing massive hemoperitoneum: an unusual complication of colonoscopy

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Jun;67(7):1177; discussion 1178. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.12.045. Epub 2008 Apr 18.

Authors

Pietro Fusaroli¹, Stefania Maltoni, Vincenzo Eusebi, Luciano Liguori, Eugenio Giovannini, Giancarlo Caletti

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Unit, University of Bologna/AUSL di Imola, Castel S. Pietro Terme Hospital, Italy.

PMID: 18423461
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.12.045

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Colonoscopy / adverse effects*
Colonoscopy / methods
Emergency Treatment
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemoperitoneum / diagnostic imaging
Hemoperitoneum / etiology*
Hemoperitoneum / surgery
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Laparotomy / methods
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery*
Ovariectomy / methods*
Risk Assessment
Rupture, Spontaneous / etiology
Rupture, Spontaneous / surgery
Spleen / injuries*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome