title: Ovarian autoamputation in a neonate: a case report with literature review.
abstract: A case of ovarian autoamputation in an asymptomatic neonate is presented. An abdominal cyst was detected in a 30-week-gestation fetus on an antenatal ultrasound scan (USS). Postnatal USS confirmed the presence of a cyst in the right pelvis and revealed it to be 3.2 cm in diameter. CT and MRI revealed cyst wall calcification and intracystic hemorrhage. To confirm the diagnosis and treatment, the cyst was surgically removed. During the operation, a free autoamputated right ovarian cyst was found and removed from the abdomen. Ovarian cyst autoamputation is an extremely rare complication. In this article, we review the infantile ovarian autoamputation cases reported in the literature and assess their diagnosis and therapeutic management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Edobashi 2-174, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. koikyon@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuhki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: Mikihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Yoshinaga
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okugawa
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusunoki
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*