title: Primary ovarian pregnancy and its management.
abstract: Primary ovarian ectopic pregnancy, i.e., the implantation of the gestational sac in the ovary, is one of the rarest forms of ectopic pregnancy. Its incidence after natural conception ranges from 1 in 2000 to 1 in 60 000 deliveries and accounts for 3% of all ectopic pregnancies. The  diagnosis is intricate and based on surgical and histopathological observations. The management is, in spite of medical improvement, based on surgery.  We present a case of a 10-wk ectopic ovarian pregnancy managed laparoscopically, and we describe, through a review of the literature, the  specific symptomatology, diagnostic criteria, and treatment of this particular pathology.
authors: Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale L. Pinto, Foggia, Italy. g.scutiero@hotmail.com
authors: Gennaro
authors: G
authors: Scutiero
authors: Pietro
authors: P
authors: Di Gioia
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Spada
authors: Pantaleo
authors: P
authors: Greco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*