[Ovarian pregnancy in a user of the lippes loop (clinical case)]. / Embarazo ovárico en esuaria de asa de Lippes (caso clínico).

PIP: Ovarian pregnancy is the rarest of all ectopic pregnancy, occurring in about 0.5% of all cases. This article describes 1 such case, in a 24 year old healthy, multiparous woman. The woman, wearer of a Lippes Loop, was hospitalized for pregnancy with IUD in situ. Diagnosis was done through echography, which clearly showed the IUD, laparoscopy and finally laparotomy, which showed a very much enlarged right ovary. Right oophorectomy was performed and the patient recovered promptly. Histological examination of the resected ovary confirmed the presence of an ovarian pregnancy. The article stresses the importance of correct diagnosis in all cases of ectopic pregnancy.^ieng