title: True ectopic ovary in the right iliac fossa mimicking acute appendicitis and associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis.
abstract: Ectopic ovarian tissue is a rare gynecologic condition. The presence of ectopic ovary may be accompanied by maldevelopments of the genital and urinary tract. We report an extremely rare case of a 39-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain localized in the right lower quadrant. During the preoperative investigation and the exploratory laparotomy, an ectopic ovary in contact with the appendix accompanied by a single left kidney was found. The present report also includes a review of the related published work. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the very few cases reported describing the co-occurrence of true ovarian ectopia and ipsilateral renal agenesis.
authors: First Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS Military Veterans' Fund Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors: Paraskevi
authors: P
authors: Kollia
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Kounoudes
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Veloudis
authors: Nikoletta
authors: N
authors: Giannakou
authors: Stavros
authors: S
authors: Gourgiotis
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001065:Appendix; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010053:Ovary; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: appendectomy; ectopic tissue; ipsilateral; ovary; renal agenesis