title: A rare cause of an acute abdomen in late pregnancy.
abstract: A case is presented where spontaneous rupture of a uterine arteriovenous malformation into the peritoneal cavity presented as an acute abdomen with fetal distress in late pregnancy. This is thought to be the first reported case of its type.
authors.affiliation: Bankstown-Lidsombe Hospital, New South Wales.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*