Re: Hemoperitoneum

From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirez@icepr.com)
Tue May 30 20:38:42 2000


Yes - hemorrhagic corpus luteum and microabortion -- sometimes they really bleed - don't they? Funny that quali (usually + at 25? and no cross-reaction with LH) -- same standards units?

At Tue, 30 May 2000, rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com wrote: >
>16 yo hispanic G0 (10 previous partners, trying to get
>pregnant...another story all together) who was seen in the ER with
>pelvic pain for three days, abdominal pain and light headedness.
>She had a postive qualitative pregnancy and ultrasound showed
>bilateral adnexal masses and lots of free fluid, and a thickened
>endometrial stripe without an intrauterine pregnancy.
>
>Jeez......... if the case was that simple, I would not bother to list it.
>Please read on.
>
>At laparoscopy she had 350 cc clotted and non-clotted blood.
>Uterus and tubes were completely normal, left ovary was normal,
>and she was bleeding slowly from the right ovary. The surface
>epithelium looked as if it was pulled down and the expose corpus
>luteum was oozing. There was no evidence of peri-hepatic
>adhesions, TOAs, adhesions or PID, and I could not identify an
>ectopic pregnancy.
>
>I cauterized the HCL, and left the case. While in the PACU the lab
>called to say that while the qualitative hCG continued to be
>positive, the quantitative hCG was less than 2.0, essentially
>negative.
>
>They ran these tests three times each, using new packets/tests
>each time.
>
>So here is my question....why? My diagnosis is that of a
>hemorrhagic corpus luteal cyst, and no pregnancy. Any second
>opinions?
>
>Rick
>
>Richard Chudacoff, MD
>Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
>15200 Southwest Freeway # 270
>Sugar Land, TX 77478
>281-277-3900
>281-277-3901 fax
>
>rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com
>Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net

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