Complete absence of fallopian tube and adjacent ovary in a fertile patient

Abstract

Complete or partial absence of fallopian tube and ovary is a rare incidental finding

usually in infertile patient. This report focuses on a fertile patient taken to

diagnostic laparoscopy for missing intrauterine device of extrauterine location.

Complete absence of right fallopian tube and ovary was found incidentally.

Keywords

• Absence of fallopian tube,Absence of ovary,Missing intrauterine device

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