Growth and rupture of an ovarian endometrioma in pregnancy

P Vercellini; A Ferrari; N Vendola; S G Carinelli

doi:10.1016/0020-7292(92)90382-s

Growth and rupture of an ovarian endometrioma in pregnancy

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1992 Mar;37(3):203-5. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90382-s.

Authors

P Vercellini¹, A Ferrari, N Vendola, S G Carinelli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology L. Mangiagalli, University of Milano School of Medicine, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 1351008
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90382-s

Abstract

Pregnancy has long been considered to have beneficial effects on endometriosis. We describe a patient who underwent emergency exploratory laparotomy at gestation week 35 for rupture of an ovarian endometrioma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Emergencies
Endometriosis / diagnosis
Endometriosis / pathology
Endometriosis / surgery*
Female
Humans
Laparotomy
Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / surgery*
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Rupture, Spontaneous