[Ovarian pregnancy. Report of three cases].
BACKGROUND
Ovarian pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy. Its diagnosis and management are often difficult.


OBJECTIVE
To highlight specific diagnostic and therapeutic properties of ovarian pregnancy.


METHODS
Retrospective Study over a period of 4 years. We observed the patients presenting ovarian pregnancies. Diagnosis was evocated in time of surgery and confirmed by histological data.


RESULTS
We observed three patients presenting ovarian pregnancies. All our patients had an abdominal ache. Diagnosis was made by ultrasound scan examination in one case. One patient had a laparotomy as a matter of urgency; the two others had a laparoscopy. All the patients were managed conservatively. The diagnosis of ovarian pregnancies was evocated in time of surgery and confirmed by the histological data.


CONCLUSIONS
the ovary is a rare location for extra-uterine pregnancy. This type of ectopic pregnancy has some clinical properties. The diagnosis is intricate and based on per operatory observations. The management is in spite of medicines improvement, based on surgery.
Chelli
Dalenda
D
Service A du centre de maternité et de néonatologie de Tunis, La Rabta, 1007, Tunis.
Gatri
Chaima
C
Boudaya
Fethia
F
Guelmami
Karim
K
Zouaoui
Béchir
B
Sfar
Ezzeddine
E
Chennoufi
Mohamed Bedis
MB
Chelli
Héla
H
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies