title: A rare cause for a neonatal cystic abdominal mass.
abstract: Intrauterine ovarian torsion is a rare event, but it is a possible cause for unilateral ovarian aplasia. Most commonly the ovary undergoes autolysis after torsion so that no tissue or remnants can be discovered on the involved side. We report a rare case of unilateral intrauterine torsion followed by autoamputation and abdominal reimplantation resulting in an intra-abdominal complex cystic mass with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. Electronic address: christoph.castellani@medunigraz.at.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castellani
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petnehazy
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gürtl-Lackner
authors.forename: Amulya K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Abdominal cyst; Autoamputation; Neonate; Ovarian aplasia; Ovarian cyst