Identifying corpus luteum rupture as the culprit for haemoperitoneum
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 94 (1117)
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20200383
Abstract
Corpus luteum rupture presenting as acute abdomen is an underdiagnosed condition. Although a self-limiting entity, its differentiation from other causes is essential to prevent unnecessary surgical procedures. The radiologist should be aware of the possibility of a ruptured haemorrhagic ovarian cyst in a female of reproductive age group presenting with pelvic pain and a large amount of haemorrhagic ascites. Imaging characteristically reveals a thick-walled cystic structure in the adnexa with internal echoes, focal discontinuity or irregularity of its wall with haemoperitoneum. While sonography is usually indicative of corpus luteum rupture, cross-sectional imaging (CT/MRI) can be used to confirm the diagnosis.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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