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Point-of-care Ultrasonography of a Rare Cause of Hemoperitoneum.
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Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine
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2018-09-05
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2
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4
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320
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322
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A young woman presented to the emergency department with lethargy, hemodynamic instability, and diffuse abdominal tenderness. On point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), she was found to have intraperitoneal free fluid and a large pelvic mass, which were discovered intraoperatively to be hemoperitoneum due to ruptured vessels of a uterine leiomyoma. Although rare, a life-threatening, ruptured leiomyoma may be treated surgically if recognized in an expedient fashion. A PoCUS can aid the emergency clinician in prompt diagnosis.
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Kelson KR, Riscinti M, Secko M, deSouza IS. Point-of-care Ultrasonography of a Rare Cause of Hemoperitoneum. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2018 Sep 5;2(4):320-322. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.7.38210. PMID: 30443616; PMCID: PMC6230347.