2017, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp 76 – 79

Subserosal hematoma of the sigmoid colon after vaginal delivery

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Correspondence to: Bohîlţea Roxana Elena, MD, PhD, Professor Assistant, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of University Emergency Hospital Bucharest, Romania, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd., District 5, Code 050474, Bucharest, Romania, Mobile phone: +40722 383 060, E-mail: r.bohiltea@yahoo.com

Abstract

Postpartum hemorrhage is an obstetrical emergency that represents the leading cause of maternal mortality. Severe hemorrhagic complications that could appear postpartum are the abdomino-pelvic hematomas, which result from the rupture of the pelvic vessels. We reported a very rare case of puerperal retroperitoneal subserosal hematoma of sigmoid colon following vaginal delivery, which was successfully managed by conservative methods. As far as we know, there are only a few case reports of intramural hematoma of sigmoid colon in literature, having other etiologies than vaginal delivery trauma. The particularities of the case consisted in the association of hemangiomas and the low risk thrombophilia. Diagnosis was based on the clinical exam and the paraclinical founding. Laparotomy is generally considered the last choice, in life threatening cases with hemodynamic instability, compression signs, and presence of contrast leakage on noninvasive imaging methods, but avoiding colonic resection after dissection represented the true challenge of the case.

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PMC ID: 5304379
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Article Publishing Date (print): Jan-Mar 2017
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

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