Kelly Nicole Wright1, Marc R Laufer2. 1. Division of Gynecology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 2. Division of Gynecology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: marc.laufer@childrens.harvard.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report a rare presentation of bilateral endometriomas in an adolescent and describe characteristics of endometriomas. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Major academic medical center. PATIENT(S): An 18-year-old G0 presented with an incidentally found 35-cm pelvic mass that was found to be bilateral endometriomas. INTERVENTION(S): Exploratory laparotomy with resection of endometrioma cyst walls and lysis of adhesions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The incidence, pathogenesis, fertility implications, and treatment options for endometriomas in adolescents. RESULT(S): Endometriomas are rare in adolescents. There are no case reports in the literature to date. CONCLUSION(S): Endometriosis should be considered in adolescents presenting with bilateral complex ovarian masses regardless of their size. Copyright (c) 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: To report a rare presentation of bilateral endometriomas in an adolescent and describe characteristics of endometriomas. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Major academic medical center. PATIENT(S): An 18-year-old G0 presented with an incidentally found 35-cm pelvic mass that was found to be bilateral endometriomas. INTERVENTION(S): Exploratory laparotomy with resection of endometrioma cyst walls and lysis of adhesions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The incidence, pathogenesis, fertility implications, and treatment options for endometriomas in adolescents. RESULT(S): Endometriomas are rare in adolescents. There are no case reports in the literature to date. CONCLUSION(S): Endometriosis should be considered in adolescents presenting with bilateral complex ovarian masses regardless of their size. Copyright (c) 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors: Krzysztof Gałczyński; Maciej Jóźwik; Dorota Lewkowicz; Anna Semczuk-Sikora; Andrzej Semczuk Journal: J Ovarian Res Date: 2019-11-07 Impact factor: 4.234