A Case of Primary Ovarian Pregnancy.
- Author:
Young Shin KIM
1
;
Hwa Won KIM
;
Jae Hyung YU
;
Jeong Kyung LEE
;
Chang Seong KANG
;
Sung Chul PARK
;
Young Jae KIM
;
Jong Kyou PARK
;
Byung Du LEE
;
Hae Sung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ovarian pregnancy
- MeSH:
Corpus Luteum;
Female;
Hemoperitoneum;
Ovary;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy, Ectopic*;
Rupture
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2003;46(12):2547-2550
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ovarian pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy that is often difficult to diagnose. The diagnostic criteria were described in 1878 by Spiegelberg, which comprise that the pregnancy is in the ovary and does not involve the tube. Ovarian pregnancy occurs in the corpus luteum, and is usually accompanied with the rupture of the ovary and massive hemoperitoneum. It presents as a hemorrhagic ovary and frequently misdiagnosed as a ruptured corpus luteum. We have experienced a case of ovarian pregnancy and reviewed it briefly.