Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound

Ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in inguinal hernia and in the evaluation of the contents of the hernia sac. This report presents a case in which ultrasound revealed a herniated ectopic ovary, complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle, in the right labia majora. We also present a brie...

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Autores principales: Castro, Adham do Amaral e, Morandini, Fernando, Calixto, Caroline Paludo, Barros, Wagner Haese, Nakatani, Edson Tetsuya, Castro, Allan do Amaral e
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5347505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28298734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0031
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author Castro, Adham do Amaral e
Morandini, Fernando
Calixto, Caroline Paludo
Barros, Wagner Haese
Nakatani, Edson Tetsuya
Castro, Allan do Amaral e
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Morandini, Fernando
Calixto, Caroline Paludo
Barros, Wagner Haese
Nakatani, Edson Tetsuya
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description Ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in inguinal hernia and in the evaluation of the contents of the hernia sac. This report presents a case in which ultrasound revealed a herniated ectopic ovary, complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle, in the right labia majora. We also present a brief discussion of ovarian hernia, its potential complications, and the treatments available.
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spelling pubmed-53475052017-03-15 Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound Castro, Adham do Amaral e Morandini, Fernando Calixto, Caroline Paludo Barros, Wagner Haese Nakatani, Edson Tetsuya Castro, Allan do Amaral e Radiol Bras Case Report Ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in inguinal hernia and in the evaluation of the contents of the hernia sac. This report presents a case in which ultrasound revealed a herniated ectopic ovary, complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle, in the right labia majora. We also present a brief discussion of ovarian hernia, its potential complications, and the treatments available. Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5347505/ /pubmed/28298734 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0031 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound
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title_full Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound
title_fullStr Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound
title_full_unstemmed Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound
title_short Ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound
title_sort ectopic ovary with torsion: uncommon diagnosis made by ultrasound
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5347505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28298734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0031
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