title: Massive ovarian edema in a prepubertal girl without signs of virilization or early puberty.
abstract: Massive ovarian edema is a rare cause of ovarian enlargement in young women. This article describes the case in a nine-year-old girl without signs of virilization or early puberty. The patient underwent laparotomy and a right oophorectomy was performed. The final pathology was massive ovarian edema. Awareness of this rare and benign lesion in young women and pediatric patients may allow a conservative management avoiding oophorectomy in some cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena Policlinic, Modena, Italy. repettopaolo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Repetto
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bianchini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mordenti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Durante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivasi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cacciari
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*