title: Peripartum haemoperitoneum.
abstract: We report the case of a young pregnant woman who presented with abdominal discomfort and giddiness. After an induced labour, the patient collapsed. Mid-line laparotomy revealed a ruptured and bleeding secondary deposit in the liver. A tumour of the sigmoid colon was also found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, United Christian Hospital, Kwung Tong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Natkunam
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Au
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery