Conservative laparoscopic treatment of a benign giant ovarian cyst in a young woman.
Giant ovarian cysts are very rare. Recently, laparoscopic treatment, with extirpation of the giant cyst and associated oophorectomy, has been reported. In this article, we describe the first case of complete laparoscopic enucleating of a giant serous cystoadenomyoma with preservation of residual ovarian parenchyma in an 18-year-old girl.
Vecchio
Rosario
R
Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Via Plebiscito, 628 Catania 95100, Italy. rvecchio@unict.it
Leanza
Vito
V
Genovese
Fortunato
F
Accardi
Manuela
M
Gelardi
Valentina
V
Intagliata
Eva
E
D000293:Adolescent; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010052:Ovariectomy