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Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2/2010

01-02-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Parasitic ovarian dermoid stuck to the anterior abdominal wall managed laproscopically

Authors: Prerna Gupta, Sunesh Kumar, K. K. Roy, J. B. Sharma, Neeta Singh

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 2/2010

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We present a case of parasitic ovarian dermoid tumor of the omentum stuck to anterior abdominal wall managed laproscopically. The teratoma of the omentum is rare and only 30 cases have been reported internationally [1]. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first incidence in which teratoma was found stuck to anterior abdominal wall and not in the pouch of Douglas or in abdomen which are the usual locations. …
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Metadata
Title
Parasitic ovarian dermoid stuck to the anterior abdominal wall managed laproscopically
Authors
Prerna Gupta
Sunesh Kumar
K. K. Roy
J. B. Sharma
Neeta Singh
Publication date
01-02-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-1197-7

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