Open AccessHematometra and acute abdomen
Author(s) -
Ashwini Nayak,
Asha Swarup,
G. S. Jyothi,
N Sundari
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.62117
Subject(s) - medicine , acute abdomen , abdomen , amenorrhea , acute abdominal pain , abdominal pain , radiology , gynecology , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
We report a case of a young woman who presented as acute abdomen due to hematometra resulting from cervical fibroid. This uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain should be considered in women especially with amenorrhea.