Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 2006.e13-2006.e15 , November 2008

Primary twin omental pregnancy: report of a rare case and literature review

  • Benedito Borges da Silva, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Benedito Borges da Silva, M.D., Avenida Elias João Tajra 1260, Apt. 600, Bairro Jockey Club, 64049-300 Teresina, Piauí, Brazil (FAX: 55-86-3215-0470).
    • ,
  • Emilson Pereira de Araujo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
    • ,
  • José Nilson Damasceno Cronemberger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
    • ,
  • Alesse Ribeiro dos Santos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
    • ,
  • Pedro Vitor Lopes-Costa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

Received 10 January 2008 ,Revised 7 March 2008 ,Accepted 14 March 2008.

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 B.B.d.S. has nothing to disclose. E.P.d.A. has nothing to disclose. J.N.D.C. has nothing to disclose. A.R.d.S. has nothing to disclose. P.V.L.-C. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00705-X

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.038

Fertility and Sterility
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