Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in a pregnancy with endometriosis

M G Porpora; A Ticino; I Piacenti; S Simonetti; M P Nusiner; L Manganaro; P Benedetti Panici

Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in a pregnancy with endometriosis

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2019 May-Jun;33(3):963-966.

Authors

M G Porpora¹, A Ticino¹, I Piacenti¹, S Simonetti¹, M P Nusiner¹, L Manganaro², P Benedetti Panici¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Policlinico "Umberto I" Rome, Italy.
² Department of Radiological, Oncological, and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 31198012

Abstract

The protective effect of pregnancy on endometriosis is well known, but complications related to the pregnant state, such as hemoperitoneum, uroperitoneum and bowel perforation may occur.

Keywords: endometriosis; pregnancy; spontaneous hemoperitoneum.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Endometriosis / pathology*
Female
Hemoperitoneum / pathology*
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / pathology*