Quistes de ovario en la urgencia: ¿un dilema terapéutico para el cirujano general? / Ovarian cysts in the urgency: a therapeutic dilemma for the general surgeon?

ABSTRACT

Ovarian cysts occur in women of all ages. In young women, the majority are benign, and the incidence of malignancy is maximal in the fifth to seventh decades. An ovaian cyst may present to the emergency surgeon as a pelvic or abdominal mass. it may also be discovered as an incidental finding on pelvic examination. An ultrasound scan yields valuable information about the nature of an ovaian cyst. The aim of this report was to present an experience with this pathology with laparoscopic management and with a revision of the literature(AU)