EC Gynaecology

We present a case of a patient of reproductive age with an incidental discovery of a small subserous fundic fibroid, which caused hemoperitoneum, requiring surgery. The finding was diagnosed intraoperatively, which serves as an experience within the differential diagnosis of internal bleeding, considering at present the possibility of a bleeding fibroid, either due to rupture of superficial vessels or due to degenerative changes and necrosis.

 Keywords: Myoma; Type 6 Bleeding; Intrapelvic Hemorrhage

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