Successful management of primary splenic pregnancy: a case report and review of literature

Ectopic pregnancy is defined as dislocation of a fertilized ovum anywhere other than in the cavity of uterus. Generally, the common site for dislocation is within fallopian tube, accounting for 95.5% of all ectopic gestations. Abdominal pregnancy is rare with a potentially life-threatening variation...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology 2017-01, Vol.44 (3), p.487-488
Main Authors: Lv, B, Zhou, S T, Peng, H L, Ma, H W, Wu, Y, Zhao, X
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Fallopian Tubes
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Abdominal - diagnosis
Pregnancy, Abdominal - surgery
Splenectomy
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Summary:Ectopic pregnancy is defined as dislocation of a fertilized ovum anywhere other than in the cavity of uterus. Generally, the common site for dislocation is within fallopian tube, accounting for 95.5% of all ectopic gestations. Abdominal pregnancy is rare with a potentially life-threatening variation that resides within peritoneal cavity and the primary splenic pregnancy is even rarer. This report describes a patient with primary splenic pregnancy, who was successfully managed after splenectomy.
ISSN:0390-6663
DOI:10.12891/ceog3568.2017