title: [Laparoscopic treatment in a case of torsion of ovarian benign mature teratoma. Clinical case and review of the literature].
abstract: Benign mature teratomas account for approximately 10-17% of all ovarian neoplasms and are the type of ovarian neoplasm most likely to occur during a woman's reproductive life. Bilateral localization is observed in some 10-15% of cases and the estimated incidence of malignant degeneration is 0.5-1.8%. The authors report a case of a 35-year-old woman admitted with discontinuous abdominal and pelvic pain. Imaging procedures showed an adnexal mass with the appearance of a dermoid cyst. The patient underwent laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy with preservation of the adnexal gland. After a review of the international literature and a description of the clinical features of the disease the authors go on to stress the advantages of laparoscopic management of benign ovarian teratomas.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale I Servizio di Chirurgia Videolaparoscopica Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Trapianti d'Organo e Tecnologie Avanzate Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Immè
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caglià
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tracia
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cavallaro
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amodeo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery