omental cysts occur rarely. patients with omental cysts usually present with abdominal distention and a painless abdominal mass. in children it may present as an acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction. the most common physical finding of an omental cyst is a freely movable abdominal mass, which should be considered in differential diagnosis of these cases. the diagnostic procedures include...

Abstract Introduction Females of reproductive age with a clinical diagnosis appendicitis may undergo laparoscopy prior to appendicectomy. This paper advocates after appendicectomy only if the appendix is macroscopically normal in this patient group. Method A cohort patients under care single general surgeon reported. If was laparoscopic port inserted through right iliac fossa incision. used for...

AIM Ovarian cysts in the newborn period are simple cysts which resolve on their own. Complications like torsion leading to loss of ovarian units are well documented. Surgical treatment should always be performed in a way to protect the ovaries and to ensure future fertility. The aim of this study was to study the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic management of neonatal ovarian cysts. MATERI...

The patient was a 59-year-old woman in whom computed tomography revealed a posterior mediastinal cyst and ovarian cystoma at a medical check-up in March 2007. Blood tests showed high CA19-9 and CA125 levels. She underwent left adnexectomy for ovarian cystoma in July 2008 and histopathological examination led to a diagnosis of dermoid cyst. The postoperative levels of CA19-9 and CA125 remained h...