title: Inguinal ovaries associated with Müllerian agenesis: case report and review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on a patient with Müllerian agenesis (MA) and inguinal ovaries and to review the pertinent literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 12-year-old girl.
  
  
  METHODS
  Magnetic resonance imaging, review of prior ovarian biopsies, karyotyping.
  
  
  METHODS
  Accuracy of diagnosis and preservation of ovarian function.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 12-year-old girl with MA and bilateral inguinal ovaries is reported. An exhaustive review of the English literature on this rare association revealed only seven other well-documented such cases. Management of this condition involves reduction of the ovaries into the pelvis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The association of MA and bilateral inguinal ovaries is rare and possibly underreported. Ideal management consists of surgical reduction of the gonads into the pelvic cavity as soon as they are discovered, to decrease the risk of ovarian torsion and loss of ovarian function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bazi
authors.forename: Ghina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berjawi
authors.forename: Muhieddine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seoud
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D010053:Ovary