[Hemoperitoneum secondary to spontaneous rupture of the umbilical vein].
Patients with ascites can develop spontaneous hemoperitoneum after injury or as a complication of diagnostic or therapeutic techniques. Spontaneous rupture of intra-abdominal varices is a rare complication of portal hypertension and an infrequent cause of hemoperitoneum that causes high mortality (75%). We present a new case of spontaneous hemoperitoneum secondary to umbilical vein rupture in a male patient with liver cirrhosis and review the cases previously described in the literature.
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain. mvallalta@hotmail.com
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Vallalta Morales
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Morata Aldea
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Calabuig Alborch
D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D007813:Laparotomy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery