title: An unusual case of right upper quadrant pain in a pregnant woman.
abstract: Uterine fibroids occur in up to 30% of women of reproductive age and can cause complications during pregnancy that can harm mother and fetus, such as prematurity and increased risk of miscarriage. This article describes a pregnant woman whose abdominal pain was diagnosed as degenerating uterine fibroids.
authors.affiliation: Veena Modayil, Mathew Nelson, and Brendon Stankard practice in the ED at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Modayil
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Brendon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stankard
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*