TORSION OF PARA-OVARIAN CYST: A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE ABDOMEN

Rabail Raza

TORSION OF PARA-OVARIAN CYST: A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE ABDOMEN

Rabail Raza

Abstract

Torsion of uterine adnexa is an important cause of acute abdominal pain. Adnexal torsion with a paraovarian cyst in adolescent or premenarchal girls is extremely rare and often challenging to diagnose before surgery since the clinical presentation is nonspecific and the differential for pelvic pain is broad.

We present a case of 19 year old female, who presented in emergency with acute abdomen. Ultrasound pelvis was suggestive of an ovarian cyst. At laparotomy a twisted right paraovarian cyst was found and cystectomy performed.

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