MASSIVE HEMOPERITONEUM DUE TO SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF OVARIAN-CYST IN CHILDREN - A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Authors
SARIHAN H UNAL M OZORAN Y
Citation
H. Sarihan et al., MASSIVE HEMOPERITONEUM DUE TO SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF OVARIAN-CYST IN CHILDREN - A REPORT OF 2 CASES, South African Journal of Surgery, 34(1), 1996, pp. 44-46
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
South African Journal of Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00382361
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
44 - 46
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-2361(1996)34:1<44:MHDTSR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Two girls with haemoperitoneum and haemorrhagic shock caused by sponta neous ovarian cyst rupture are described. The first case could not be diagnosed pre-operatively, and cyst excision and repair of the ovary w ere carried out at emergency laparotomy. The second case was diagnosed by ultrasound, and conservative treatment was successful.