Hemoperitoneum from liver cell adenoma in a patient on oral contraceptives.

Surgery, 1975/1;77(1):137-9.

Antoniades K, Brooks CE Jr

PMID: 162813

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Abstract
A case of hemoperitoneum from ruptured benign liver cell adenoma in a young woman with a long history of oral contraceptive use is presented. The importance of recognizing the cause of this intra-abdominal emergency is stressed, and comment is made about the entity occurring in women on contraceptive drugs.

Keywords: Biology; Case Studies; Chlormadinone Acetate; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Estrogen; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Agents, Progestin; Family Planning; Hepatic Effects; Mestranol; Oral Contraceptives; Oral Contraceptives, Phasic; Physiology; Research Methodology; Studies

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