title: [Fetal ovarian cyst: prenatal echographic diagnosis. Evolution and postnatal treatment. Clinical cases].
abstract: Ovarian cysts are found in 32% of necropsies performed to neonates. They can also be diagnosed during gestation by ultrasonography. The clinical evolution of these cysts is variable, but in most cases the prognosis is favorable. Some complications such as ovarian torsion, bleeding, rupture and peritonitis have been described. We report two newborn girls with ovarian cysts, diagnosed during gestation. One required an emergency operation due to vomiting and abdominal distension, interpreted as a possible torsion of the cyst. The second girl was operated at the fourth day of life, finding a left ovarian cyst with torsion of the pedicle. Both girls had a favorable postoperative evolution.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Sección de Genética, 5o piso, Torre B, Santos Dumont 999, Independencia, Chile. rpardo@ns.hospital.uchile.cl
authors.forename: Rosa Andrea
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nazer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal