HEMOPERITONEUM IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN

Authors
POMA PA
Citation
Pa. Poma, HEMOPERITONEUM IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN, Journal of the National Medical Association, 90(5), 1998, pp. 317-319
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of the National Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00279684
Volume
90
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
317 - 319
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-9684(1998)90:5<317:HIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
As the number of postmenopausal women increases, physicians will have more opportunities to treat elderly women with gynecological complicat ions. This case report describes a 76-year-old, obese, multiparous wom an, known to have gallstones who presented with acute abdomen complain ts and was admitted for observation. Treatment was delayed until signi ficant blood loss was recognized. At laparotomy, a ruptured ovarian gr anulosa cell tumor was found.