title: Spontaneous subserosal venous rupture overlying a uterine leiomyoma. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patient age, parity and leiomyoma size are considered risks for venous rupture overlying a leiomyoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 28-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and decreasing hematocrit from spontaneous rupture of a uterine leiomyoma vein.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Congestion of a vein overlying a leiomyoma, irrespective of the patient's age or parity or size of the leiomyoma, is a risk factor for rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive (0633), LaJolla, CA 92093, USA. mhdahan@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dahan
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery