Abdominal Pregnancy in the Liver: A Case Report.

Kim, Jong Seok; Lee, Sung Ki; Sohn, In Sook; Kim, Soo Nyung; Han, Hee Won; Yoon, Sang Ae

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(5):1107-1111.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Abdominal Pregnancy in the Liver: A Case Report.

Jong Seok Kim, Sung Ki Lee, In Sook Sohn, Soo Nyung Kim, Hee Won Han, Sang Ae Yoon

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Abdominal pregnancies are rare forms of ectopic pregnancies. Although the pelviccavity is the preferential site, a small fraction of abdominal pregnancies has been found inthe upper abdominal cavity, e.g., the omentum, the spleen, the liver etc. In this manuscript,we first report a Korean case of hepatic pregnancy which was highly suggested by operativefindings. A 24-year-old woman underwent laparotomy under the impression ofhemoperitoneum and ectopic pregnancy. An 1 x 1x 0.5cm sized mass was removed from thesurface of the right lobe of the liver. Microscopically, the chorionic villi were demonstrated.The patient had a successful recovery.

Key Words: Abdominal pregnancy, Liver, Open laparoscopy