TY - JOUR
T1 - Ovarian autoamputation in a neonate
T2 - A case report with literature review
AU - Koike, Yuhki
AU - Inoue, Mikihiro
AU - Uchida, Keiichi
AU - Kawamoto, Aya
AU - Yasuda, Hiromi
AU - Okugawa, Yoshinaga
AU - Otake, Kohei
AU - Kusunoki, Masato
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - A case of ovarian autoamputation in an asymptomatic neonate is presented. An abdominal cyst was detected in a 30-week-gestation fetus on an antenatal ultrasound scan (USS). Postnatal USS confirmed the presence of a cyst in the right pelvis and revealed it to be 3.2 cm in diameter. CT and MRI revealed cyst wall calcification and intracystic hemorrhage. To confirm the diagnosis and treatment, the cyst was surgically removed. During the operation, a free autoamputated right ovarian cyst was found and removed from the abdomen. Ovarian cyst autoamputation is an extremely rare complication. In this article, we review the infantile ovarian autoamputation cases reported in the literature and assess their diagnosis and therapeutic management.
AB - A case of ovarian autoamputation in an asymptomatic neonate is presented. An abdominal cyst was detected in a 30-week-gestation fetus on an antenatal ultrasound scan (USS). Postnatal USS confirmed the presence of a cyst in the right pelvis and revealed it to be 3.2 cm in diameter. CT and MRI revealed cyst wall calcification and intracystic hemorrhage. To confirm the diagnosis and treatment, the cyst was surgically removed. During the operation, a free autoamputated right ovarian cyst was found and removed from the abdomen. Ovarian cyst autoamputation is an extremely rare complication. In this article, we review the infantile ovarian autoamputation cases reported in the literature and assess their diagnosis and therapeutic management.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00383-009-2396-9
DO - 10.1007/s00383-009-2396-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 19513725
AN - SCOPUS:67650762522
SN - 0179-0358
VL - 25
SP - 655
EP - 658
JO - Pediatric Surgery International
JF - Pediatric Surgery International
IS - 7
ER -