DERMOID CYST OF OVAR
DERMOID CYST OF OVAR
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2009.16.03.2882Keywords:
Dermoid cyst, Torsion, ovarian Cysts, LaparotomyAbstract
The patient was a 23 years unbooked primigravida who presented through emergency with the history of gestational
amenorrhea of 12 weeks and acute pain in the left iliac fossa for the last 3 hours. Urgent ultrasound revealed viable pregnancy of 12 weeks
along with a large left ovarian cyst of heterogenous echogenicity. A diagnosis of torsion of right ovarian cyst was made and immediate
laparotomy was done after counseling of the family and preparing the patient. Per-operatively, it was found that left ovarian cyst had undergone
torsion. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of dermoid cyst.
