title: [Spontaneous hemoperitoneum during pregnancy and uterine artery aneurysm].
abstract: Spontaneous hemoperitoneum is not frequent. We report here a rare cause of spontaneous hemoperitoneum during the second trimester of pregnancy. A ruptured uterine artery aneurysm was revealed in a patient who came for important abdominal pain. A CT scan showed a large hemoperitoneum and an additional arterial image. The patient underwent rapidly an embolization, which allowed a complete closure of the aneurysm. The patient gave birth to a healthy child. The diagnosis of hemoperitoneum must be discussed without delay. Once imagery realised, a good management of the patient must be done depending on the origin of the hemoperitoneum.
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, hospices civils de Lyon, centre hospitalo-universitaire de Lyon-Sud, 165, chemin du Grand-Revoyet, 69310 Pierre-Bénite, France. deborahgavanier@hotmail.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gavanier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orsoni
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Valette
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055988:Uterine Artery