Fibroid degeneration in a postmenopausal woman presenting as an acute abdomen

Fibroid degeneration in a postmenopausal woman presenting as an acute abdomen

Uterine fibroid, one of the most common tumors in women, is estrogen dependent, which commonly regresses after menopause. Fibroid degeneration after menopause, therefore, is rare. Here the authors report a case of 56-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain, low grade fe...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Shrestha, Raju Khanal, Madan Raj Aryal, Ranjan Pathak, Paras Karmacharya, Muniba Naqi, Srujitha Murukutla, Vijaya Raj Bhatt, Aaron Gottesman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
post-menopause
uterine fibroid
degeneration
acute abdomen
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/25917/pdf_19

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