Primary twin omental pregnancy: report of a rare case and literature review.
Fertil Steril 2008;
90:2006.e13-5. [PMID:
18555229 DOI:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.038]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To report a very rare case of a primary twin omental pregnancy.
DESIGN
Case report.
SETTING
The emergency department of a university teaching hospital.
PATIENT(S)
A 36-year-old woman.
INTERVENTION(S)
Partial omentectomy by laparotomy.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S)
Laparotomy successfully performed in the case of a twin omental pregnancy.
RESULT(S)
A 36-year-old woman presented with intense abdominal pain of 3 days' duration, hypotensive, with distended abdomen and signs of peritoneal irritation, and no transvaginal bleeding or evidence of topic pregnancy. Laparotomy showed normal internal genital organs and the presence of a large hemoperitoneum with a twin omental pregnancy. Partial omentectomy was performed. The patient progressed well postoperatively, and subsequent beta-hCG titer was negative.
CONCLUSION(S)
Primary omental twin pregnancy is extremely rare, and when associated with acute abdomen and large hemoperitoneum, laparotomy is required for treatment.
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