Open AccessSpontaneous Rupture of Uterine Vein During Late Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Sigurd Jörgen,
Joelsson Ingemar
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348809004266
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , shock (circulatory) , uterus , uterine rupture , hemorrhagic shock , placenta , vein , obstetrics , abdominal pregnancy , gynecology , fetus , surgery , radiology , genetics , biology
Hemorrhagic shock in late pregnancy before labor has become established is most often caused by placenta praevia or abruptio placentae. Unusual causes are intra‐abdominal bleeding from spontaneous rupture of liver, uterus or splenic vessels. Standard textbooks do not discuss intra‐abdominal bleeding from uterine veins and it might therefore be of interest to report such a case.