Interdisciplinary Care and a Focus on Fertility Preservation When Multi-cystic Ovaries Cause Ovarian Torsion: A Case of a 9-year-old Girl with Severe, Undiagnosed Hypothyroidism

BACKGROUND: Ovarian torsion can occur in Van Wyk Grumbach syndrome, a disorder characterized by severe primary hypothyroidism and ovarian enlargement. To date, all documented cases of torsion in this setting describe oophorectomy, which has significant hormonal and fertility implications. CASE: A 9-...

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Autores principales: Burns, Luke P., Pennesi, Christine M., Rosen, Monica W., Araya, Adrian, Baruch, Adam, Arnold, Meghan A., Quint, Elisabeth H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7507978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32977007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2020.09.002

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