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A Rare Cause of an Acute Abdomen in Late Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Simpson Ian,
Ng Alfred,
Griffin Chris
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1995.tb02161.x
Subject(s) - acute abdomen , pregnancy , medicine , abdomen , obstetrics , radiology , biology , genetics
Summary: A case is presented where spontaneous rupture of a uterine arteriovenous malformation into the peritoneal cavity presented as an acute abdomen with fetal distress in late pregnancy. This is thought to be the first reported case of its type.