Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are vascular anomalies composed of a tangle of abnormal vessels in which one or more feeding arteries are directly connected to one or more draining veins via a nidus with no intervening capillary bed. The adnexa are particularly rare sites for the formation of such malformations. Here, we present the case of a middle-aged woman who presented with spontaneous massive haemoperitoneum occurring as a result of a ruptured adnexal AVM.
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