Uterine fibroids are common benign smooth muscle tumors, at times may present with acute life-threatening complications. Spontaneous hemorrhage from a uterine fibroid is extremely rare but do occur. Herein, we report a case of a 36-year-old woman with acute onset of abdominal pain and diagnosed with hemoperitoneum for which emergency laparotomy was performed.
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