Cullen's sign following ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval.
OBJECTIVE
To describe two cases of periumbilical hematoma (Cullen's sign) following ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
University-affiliated teaching hospital.


METHODS
Two patients, 34 and 32 years old, who developed Cullen's sign following ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval.


METHODS
Workup for pancreatitis and coagulopathies. Laparoscopy was preformed in one patient.


METHODS
Resolution of the symptoms.


RESULTS
Pancreatitis, coagulopathy, and massive hemoperitoneum were ruled out. Symptoms resided within two weeks.


CONCLUSIONS
The appearance of a periumbilical hematoma (Cullen's sign) following ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval reflects a retroperitoneal hematoma of a benign course.
Bentov
Yaakov
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. ybentov@bgu.ac.il
Levitas
Eliahu
E
Silberstein
Tali
T
Potashnik
Gad
G
D000328:Adult; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014472:Umbilicus; D014621:Vagina