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Term, live, primary ovarian pregnancy: A case report
Mary Menuro F. Acda, MD and Agnes L. Soriano-Estrella, MD, MHPEd, FPOGS, FPSSTD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila
Primary ovarian pregnancy accounts for less than 1% of all cases of ectopic pregnancies. Its diagnosis is most commonly made intra-operatively and the approach in its management has been geared towards conservative measures such as oophorectomy and resection. Use of intrauterine device still remains the most established risk factor for the development of ovarian pregnancy. The diagnosis is established following the criteria first described by Spiegelberg in 1878. Several cases of ovarian gestation have been described in literature, although very few cases with live term fetus have been reported. Majority of the cases were diagnosed intra-operatively, and the management was tailored depending on the complexity of each of the different cases. This paper reports a case of primary ovarian pregnancy with a live term fetus, which was only diagnosed intra-operatively. Total hysterectomy with right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed due to difficulties encountered brought about by dense adhesions.
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