title: Müllerian agenesis and ovarian torsion. A case report and review of literature.
abstract: A case report of a premenarcheal patient with an ovarian torsion and müllerian agenesis is presented. An 11-year-old prepubertal girl presented with severe left lower quadrant abdominal pain and mild rebound. A computed tomography showed a normal appendix; an ultrasound showed a left ovary measuring 3 x 2 cm with multiple 0.5-mm simple cysts. A diagnostic laparoscopy showed the left ovary tube to be twisted, but the uterus was absent, and the right ovary and tube were not visualized in the appropriate location; instead, a right adnexal structure was buried in the right sidewall. The ovary was untwisted and fixed to the pelvic sidewall. Chromosomes were 46,XX, and her hormonal evaluation was normal. Ovarian torsion and müllerian agenesis are rarely reported. An association between the lax attachment of the adnexa and torsion may be a contributing factor in this condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4W3Y4, Canada.
authors.forename: Sari L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kives
authors.forename: Sheldon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lara-Torre
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications