A Case of Primary Ovarian Pregnancy.

Kim, Young Shin; Kim, Hwa Won; Yu, Jae Hyung; Lee, Jeong Kyung; Kang, Chang Seong; Park, Sung Chul; Kim, Young Jae; Park, Jong Kyou; Lee, Byung Du; Kim, Hae Sung

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 46(12); 2003 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(12):2547-2550.
Published online: December 1, 2003

A Case of Primary Ovarian Pregnancy.

Young Shin Kim, 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

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Hanil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anyang Hospital, Anyang, Korea.

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.

Keywords: Ovarian pregnancy