Massive acute haemoperitoneum and shock from a ruptured ovarian varix

Recurrent massive haemoperitoneum associated with ruptured corpus luteum in women with congenital afibrinogenemia; case report

Massive hemoperitoneum secondary to ruptured corpus luteum is a rare but serious and life-threatening complication for women with congenital bleeding disorders and may lead to surgical interventions and even oophorectomy. Congenital afibrinogenemia is a rare inherited coagulation disorder. As it can be asymptomatic, its clinical manifestations vary from minimal tendency of bleeding to life-thre...

Massive duodenal variceal bleed: endoscopic ultrasonography of ruptured varix and successful endoscopic clipping treatment.

Duodenal varices are a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding [1–5] and endoscopic management is not standardized [1, 2]. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman with alcoholic cirrhosis who was referred for severe digestive tract bleeding with hematemesis and hemodynamic instability. After medical management, emergency endoscopy (GIF 190, 2.8-mm operating channel; Olympus, Tokyo,...

Rare Presentation of Chorioadenoma Destruens as Acute Haemoperitoneum Mimicking Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy.

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTN) are proliferative degenerative disorders of placental elements and include complete or partial mole (90%), invasivemole (5-8%), choriocarcinoma (1-2%) and placental site tumor (1-2%). Chorioadenoma destruens is a trophoblastic tumor, characterized by myometrial invasion through direct extension or via venous channels. We present a case of invasive mole ...

Pancreatic and Hepatic Metastasis of an Undiagnosed Choriocarcinoma: An Exceptional Cause of Haemoperitoneum in Young Women – Report of a Rare Case

Haemoperitoneum in women of reproductive age usually suggests either ruptured ectopic pregnancy or ruptured ovarian cysts. Metastatic choriocarcinoma is considered the least common cause of haemoperitoneum in women of childbearing age. We report a rare case of pancreatic and hepatic metastasis of choriocarcinoma in a young, 30-year-old female who had delivered 10 months prior at term gestation ...

Massive intraperitoneal haemorrhage from a ruptured corpus luteum cyst.