title: Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound.
abstract: Ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in inguinal hernia and in the evaluation of the contents of the hernia sac. This report presents a case in which ultrasound revealed a herniated ectopic ovary, complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle, in the right labia majora. We also present a brief discussion of ovarian hernia, its potential complications, and the treatments available.
authors.affiliation: MSc, Doctoral Student at the Medical Research Institute of the Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná - Hospital Evangélico de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, Postgraduate Student in Musculoskeletal Radiology at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adham do Amaral E
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: MD, Radiologist at Hospital Vita Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morandini
authors.affiliation: MD, Resident in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging at the Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caroline Paludo
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Calixto
authors.affiliation: MD, Radiologist for the Grupo Fleury / Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wagner Haese
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.affiliation: MD, Gynecologist and Obstetrician, Specialist in Fetal Medicine at the Instituto da Mulher e Medicina Fetal, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edson Tetsuya
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.affiliation: MD, Radiologist at Prefeitura Municipal de Paranaguá, Paranaguá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Allan do Amaral E
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Castro
keywords: Ectopic ovary; Ovary torsion; Ultrasonography