Ovarian vascular accidents: a complication of anticoagulant therapy.
Ovarian vascular accidents are usually more severe when the patient is being kept on anticoagulant therapy following cardiac surgery or for other reasons. 4 cases of massive hemoperitoneum are reported. Rupture of the corpus luteum and corpus luteum cyst and an ovarian ectopic pregnancy were responsible for massive hemoperitoneum. All 4 patients survived and recovered.
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003338:Corpus Luteum; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006080:Ovarian Follicle; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
D000925:Anticoagulants