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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1646-5830</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstétrica e Ginecológica Portuguesa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstet Ginecol Port]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1646-5830</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Euromédice, Edições Médicas Lda.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1646-58302022000200145</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Spontaneous hemoperitoneum due to rupture of uterine arteries in the second trimester of pregnancy - a rare clinical case]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Hemoperitoneu espontâneo por rotura das artérias uterinas no segundo trimestre de gravidez - um caso clínico raro]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catarina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figueiredo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Joana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rato]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Inês]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ribeiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar do Oeste - Unidade de Caldas da Rainha Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar do Oeste - Unidade de Caldas da Rainha Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar do Oeste - Unidade de Caldas da Rainha Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>16</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>145</fpage>
<lpage>149</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1646-58302022000200145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1646-58302022000200145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1646-58302022000200145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Spontaneous hemoperitoneum during pregnancy due to rupture of uterine artery is an extremely rare event, associated with a high perinatal mortality and maternal morbidity. We report a case of spontaneous nontraumatic hemoperitoneum during a 25 weeks pregnancy, in which the clinical suspicion, diagnostic imaging and rapid intervention led to a favourable maternal outcome.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Hemoperitoneu espontâneo durante a gravidez devido a rotura da artéria uterina é um evento extremamente raro, associado a elevada mortalidade perinatal e morbilidade materna. Descreve-se um caso de hemoperitoneu espontâneo não traumático às 25 semanas de gravidez, no qual a suspeiçao clínica, o diagnóstico imagiológico e a rápida intervenção permitiram um desfecho materno favorável.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Spontaneous rupture of uterine artery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hemorrhagic shock]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Rotura espontânea da artéria uterina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Hemoperitoneu espontâneo na gravidez]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Choque hemorrágico]]></kwd>
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