RUPTURE OF AN OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOMA DURING THE FIRST-TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY

Authors
GARCIAVELASCO JA ALVAREZ M PALUMBO A GONZALEZGONZALEZ A ORDAS J
Citation
Ja. Garciavelasco et al., RUPTURE OF AN OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOMA DURING THE FIRST-TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 76(1), 1998, pp. 41-43
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Biology","Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03012115
Volume
76
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
41 - 43
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2115(1998)76:1<41:ROAOED>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Rupture of an ovarian endometrioma presenting as a surgical emergency during pregnancy is a rare event. We report the first case to our know ledge of growth and rupture of an endometrioma in the first trimester of pregnancy. After laparotomy, the postoperative course was uneventfu l and the pregnancy is ongoing. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science ireland Ltd.