Case Report

Primary Omental Pregnancy on the Gastrocolic Ligament

Authors: Öznur Karaer, MD, Özer Ilkgül, MD, Semra Oruç, MD

Abstract

Omental pregnancy is an extremely rare form of abdominal pregnancy. Only 16 cases had been reported in the literature, and most were secondary omental pregnancies. We presented a case of primary omental pregnancy located on “gastrocolic ligament” diagnosed at surgical operation. The aim of this presentation is to remember that pregnancy can exist in unusual localizations, so abdominal observation and examination is very important during operations.


Key Points


* Omental pregnancy, an extremely rare form of abdominal pregnancy, can be either primary or secondary to a tubal pregnancy that aborts out of the fimbria and reimplants in the peritoneal cavity.


* Primary omental pregnancy can be located on the “gastrocolic ligament.”

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