title: [Giant paraovarian cyst in childhood - Case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Paraovarian cysts are very uncommon in children
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of giant paraovarian cyst case in a child and its management using a modified laparoscopic-assisted technique
  
  
  METHODS
  A 13-year-old patient with a 15 day-history of intermittent abdominal pain, located in the left hemiabdomen and associated with progressive increase in abdominal volume. Diagnostic imaging was inconclusive, describing a giant cystic formation that filled up the abdomen, but without specifying its origin. Laboratory tests and tumor markers were within normal range. Video-assisted transumbilical cystectomy, a modified laparoscopic procedure with diagnostic and therapeutic intent, was performed with a successful outcome. The histological study reported giant paraovarian cyst. Cytology results were negative for tumor cells. The patient remained asymptomatic during the postoperative follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The video-assisted transumbilical cystectomy is a safe procedure and an excellent diagnostic and therapeutic alternative for the treatment of giant paraovarian cysts.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica del Hospital Exequiel González Cortés, Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: j2tp@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Janina P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica del Hospital Exequiel González Cortés, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Rodrigo D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Íñiguez
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010310:Parovarian Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods
keywords: Adnexal Pathology; Childhood; Laparoscopy; Paraovarian Cyst; Patología anexial; infancia; laparoscopía; quiste paraovárico