49. Ruptures of Ovarian Cysts

I-58: Sclerosing of Ovarian Cysts

Management of prenatal ovarian cysts.

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to analyze the antenatal and postnatal outcome of fetal ovarian cysts in relation to their ultrasonographic pattern and size. METHODS Sixteen fetal ovarian cysts were diagnosed in 16 fetuses and followed with serial ultrasonograms in utero and after birth until spontaneous or surgical resolution. RESULTS Eleven fetal ovarian cysts were simple cyst...

Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women

Ovarian cysts are common in postmenopausal women, although the prevalence is lower than in premenopausal women.Of 20 000 healthy postmenopausal women screened in the Prostate,Lung,Colon and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, 21.2% had abnormal ovarian morphology, either simple or complex. The greater use of ultrasound and other radiological investigations means that an increasing proportion of the...

Neonatal ovarian cysts: therapeutic dilemma.

Seven cases of neonatal ovarian cysts that presented over the past seven years were studied. Complications included torsion and rupture and usually occurred in cysts more than 5 cm in diameter. Surgical removal, either oophorectomy or cystectomy, was the treatment of choice. Because even cystectomy results in loss of normal ovarian tissue, and because spontaneous regression of cysts less than 5...

Bilateral Ovarian Dermoid Cysts’ Treatment

..............................................................................................................................3 Introduction........................................................................................................................4 Clinical Presentation..........................................................................................................5 Imagin...