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RUPTURE OF AN ENDOMETRIOTIC CYST IN LATE PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Anderson Mary,
Edmond R. M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00405.x
Subject(s) - acute abdomen , pregnancy , differential diagnosis , ovary , medicine , abdomen , cyst , ovarian cyst , gynecology , obstetrics , surgery , pathology , biology , genetics
Summary A case of rupture of an endometriotic cyst in late pregnancy is reported. This is a rare problem giving rise to an acute abdomen with a clinical picture similar to abruptio placentae. Points in differential diagnosis and management are discussed normal ovary. There would seem to be no justification for immediate radical surgery in such cases.