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Hemoperitoneum in the newborn is an uncommon event, occurring most often in the setting of traumatic delivery. Hemoperitoneum resulting from antenatal hemorrhage into an abdominal mass is rare. We present a case of neonatal hemoperitoneum secondary to antenatal hemorrhage into a retroperitoneal lymphangioma. The differential diagnosis of neonatal hemoperitoneum is discussed.
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Gyves-Ray, K., Stein, S.M. & Hernanz-Schulman, M. Hemoperitoneum in a newborn secondary to antenatal hemorrhage into a retroperitoneal lymphangioma. Pediatr Radiol 26, 461–462 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01377202
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01377202