Postpartum spontaneous rupture of ovarian artery aneurysm.
A case of spontaneous rupture of a right ovarian artery aneurysm after delivery is presented. Search of the literature revealed 3 similar cases of spontaneous rupture during early peurperium and 1 case of spontaneous rupture of an ovarian artery on the third postpartum day with no abnormal findings of the vessel at the site of rupture.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D001158:Arteries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous