Hemoperitoneum complicating uterine fibroid: case report
Hemoperitoneum due to bleeding from a vessel on a uterine fibroid is very rare. We report a case of hemoperitoneum in a 32-year-old Ghanaian woman who collapsed due to hemoperitoneum from a bleeding vessel on a pedunculated fibroid. Urgent resuscitation followed by laparotomy for myomectomy was performed successfully. Clinicians especially in sub-Saharan Africa where uterine fibroids are endemic should be aware of this rare complication of fibroids to avoid delay in diagnosis and to prevent morbidity and mortality.
Authors
- Francis Jojo Moses Kodzo Damalie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8069-8114)
- Charles Mawunyo Senaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-2849)
- Augustine Tawiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6482-738X)
- David Asamoah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-6697)
- Kwaku Gyimah Amoa-Gyarteng
- Humphrey Oduro Tweneboah
Institutions
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaf095
- Primary Topic
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00