Growth and rupture of an ovarian endometrioma in pregnancy.
Pregnancy has long been considered to have beneficial effects on endometriosis. We describe a patient who underwent emergency exploratory laparotomy at gestation week 35 for rupture of an ovarian endometrioma.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology L. Mangiagalli, University of Milano School of Medicine, Milan, Italy.
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Carinelli
D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous