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Pancreatic cyst mimicking an ovarian cyst ultrasonographically has not yet been reported. We report an elderly woman with such a huge pancreatic cyst whose initial presentation was low abdominal pain. Ultrasound showed a hypoechoic cyst measuring 13.6 x 13.2 x 11.8 cm occupying pelvic cavity. She received laparotomy under the impression of ovarian cyst. Interestingly, the cyst was found to have originated from the pancreas. Total cyst excision was performed and pathologic report was pancreatic microadenoma. The patient's postoperative course was unremarkable.
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PMID:A huge pancreatic cystic adenoma misdiagnosed as an ovarian cyst. 1006 96

The mechanisms of action and clinical applications of electric differential treatment (EDiT) and Endosan in the treatment of ovarian cysts and concomitant symptoms are reviewed. Possible mechanisms of action include an increased level of cyclic AMP, stimulation of endorphin release, anti-inflammatory action, and steroidogenesis resulting from normalization of intercellular communication. Favorable results in the clinical setting were achieved in the treatment of ovarian cysts. Treatment success was reflected in a significant reduction in overall cyst size as well as amelioration of various concomitant symptoms, including fever, chills, inflammation, and abdominal pain. EDiT and Endosan were shown to have potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. No adverse effects have been reported.
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PMID:Assessment of electric differential treatment (EDiT) and Endosan treatment for ovarian cysts and concomitant symptoms. 1015 46

A 17-year-old African-American patient presented to the emergency department with acute onset of severe, constant, lower abdominal pain that radiated to the lower back. The only associated symptom was nausea. She has been taking ibuprofen for a previously diagnosed chronic dysmenorrhea and had had good response to therapy. Rectovaginal examination revealed a tender mass in the cul de sac. Pelvic ultrasound led to the presumptive diagnosis of endometriomas, but could not exclude ovarian neoplasms. Urgent surgery revealed both left and right 3 x 6 cm ovarian cysts containing red to brown fluid, consistent with endometriomas. Postoperative course was uncomplicated.
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PMID:Periodic Abdominal Pain: Response to NSAIDs Hides the Diagnosis. 1035 82

We report a case of torsion of an ovarian follicular cyst that developed during treatment with tamoxifen for breast cancer. A 40-year-old Japanese woman was admitted complaining of acute lower abdominal pain. Eight months earlier, she had undergone a partial mastectomy and local irradiation for ductal carcinoma of her left breast, estrogen receptor-positive stage I (T(1a) N(1b) M(0)). The administration of tamoxifen, 20 mg/day, and doxifluridine, 600 mg/day, were started immediately postoperatively. Pelvic examination after admission revealed the left ovarian cyst and enlarged uterus. Transvaginal ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a multilocular cystic mass in the pelvic cavity. The pathological diagnosis of the tumor after total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was a typical follicular cyst with torsion and uterine leiomyoma. This ovarian cyst was believed to have developed during tamoxifen administration.
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PMID:Torsion of a functional ovarian cyst in a premenopausal patient receiving tamoxifen. 1054 47

Adnexal cystic lesions in women of reproductive age are common. Most are functional ovarian cysts, followed by paraovarian cysts, hydrosalpinx, and adnexal torsion. A 34-year-old woman experienced mild abdominal pain, nausea, and low-grade fever. She received empiric antibiotics in an outpatient clinic after a diagnosis of tubo-ovarian abscess. After 3 days she was referred to our hospital with no improvement in symptoms or signs. Isolated fallopian tube torsion was diagnosed and successfully treated by laparoscopy. Laparoscopy played an important role in making an accurate diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary delays in treatment.
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PMID:Isolated tubal torsion managed laparoscopically. 1092 43

A 54-year-old premenopausal woman presented with abdominal pain, constipation, and raised serum CA-125 levels during routine follow-up of a low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma with prominent sex cord-like features, which had been treated by vaginal hysterectomy 4 years previously. The findings at laparotomy included: a 100-mm unilocular thick-walled right ovarian cyst, a solid 25-mm nodule in the left meso-ovarium, and a phlegmonous mass in the wall of the sigmoid colon, which proved to be a pericolic abscess due to diverticular disease. The ovarian cyst was a histologically benign endometrioid cystadenoma with stromal luteinization in the wall. Small islands of morphologically benign endometrial tissue were present in vessels of the meso-ovarium. The left adnexal nodule exhibited florid morphologically benign endometriosis, much of which was within and occluding large vascular spaces, and of apparently recent onset. No lesions resembled, in any way, the original stromal sarcoma. There was no evidence of endometriosis elsewhere in the pelvis or abdomen. The patient has made an uneventful recovery and is being monitored, as before, by tumor markers only. The discordance in morphology between the uterine sarcoma and the subsequent pelvic lesions was so complete as to raise doubts about any pathogenetic relationship between them. We propose the use of the term aggressive endometriosis to describe the changes observed.
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PMID:Aggressive endometriosis: report of a case. 1124 Jun 84

This article briefly reviews the clinical settings and imaging findings of gynecologic/obstetric disorders presenting with abdominal pain. MR imaging is considered to be an excellent modality for the diagnosis of these disorders because of its high sensitivity to blood. Although CT allows images to be obtained within a shorter time than does MR imaging, the possibility of pregnancy should be excluded prior to the examination. Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst exhibits hyperintensity on T1-weighted images or hematocrit effect on CT or MR images. Hemoperitoneum associated with hemorrhagic cyst strongly indicates rupture of the cyst. Rupture of endometrial cysts and dermoid cysts can cause acute chemical peritonitis. In ectopic pregnancy, findings of hematosalpinx associated with strong enhancement of the tubal wall frequently contribute to the diagnosis. Torsion of the adnexa can be diagnosed by the pedicle between the ovary and uterus, and the lack of contrast enhancement. Tuboovarian abscess is recognized as a cystic mass having a thick wall that is strongly enhanced. Among complications of uterine leiomyoma, red degeneration shows characteristic MR findings, hyperintense rim on T1-WI, hypointense rim on T2-WI, and lack of contrast enhancement. Because of the high incidence of OHSS associated with normal pregnancy, CT is contraindicated.
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PMID:[Gynecologic and obstetric disorders presenting with abdominal pain]. 1126 25

A 7-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital because of sudden lower abdominal pain and vomiting. Emergency laparoscopy and cystectomy were performed, with a diagnosis of torsion of an ovarian cyst. All manipulations were possible through a 2-cm incision in the abdominal wall.
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PMID:Laparoscopic-assisted surgery for benign ovarian cyst in a young girl. 1134 41

BACKGROUND: Isolated twisted fallopian tube is an uncommon event, isolated twisted fallopian tube in pregnancy is also very rare. The diagnosis is often difficult and established during the operation. The right fallopian tube is most common affected. CASE PRESENTATION: We report an uncommon twisted left fallopian tube in pregnancy. A 34-year-old G3P2 28 weeks pregnant woman presented with acute left lower abdominal pain. The clinical and ultrasonographic findings led to diagnosis of twisted left ovarian cyst. Emergency exploratory laparotomy was performed. A twisted left fallopian tube and paratubal cyst was noted and left salpingectomy was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the pregnancy continued until term without complication. CONCLUSIONS: Although isolated twisted fallopian tube during pregnancy is very rare, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in pregnancy. Early surgical intervention will decrease obstetric morbidity and may allow preservation of the fallopian tube.
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PMID:Twisted fallopian tube in pregnancy: a case report. 1171 91

The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether adequate observation of abdominal pathologic features related to peritoneal dialysis (PD) was possible with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) under routine conditions, i.e., against the background of the dialysate and without contrast medium. For 16 male and seven female patients (mean age, 51.8 +/- 15.0 yr; mean duration of PD, 324 +/- 542 d), 25 peritoneal MRI studies were performed with the intraperitoneal dialysate as usual. Indications were symptoms or combinations of symptoms, such as leakage or abdominal wall edema (n = 3), bloody dialysate (n = 4), suspected herniation (n = 1), suspected ultrafiltration failure (n = 2), and abdominal pain (n = 5), or routine assessment after initiation of PD (n = 12). The MRI protocol, which was performed with a 1.0-T scanner, consisted of breath-hold, coronal and transverse, T2-weighted, half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin-echo sequences, using a standard body-array coil. MRI studies were well tolerated and successfully completed for all except two patients. Results indicated a leak along the catheter (n = 1), a leak in an umbilical hernia (n = 1), suspected leakage (n = 1), hernias (n = 5, in three patients), intraperitoneal adhesions (n = 5, in four patients), a ruptured ovarian cyst (n = 1), and pleural effusions (n = 4). Pathologic findings unrelated to PD or located extra-abdominally were observed in 19 of the 25 studies. The catheter tip position was easily identified for all patients. In conclusion, this first report on peritoneal MRI using only dialysate as the "contrast medium" indicates that MRI permits detailed observation of all relevant, PD-related, abdominal pathologic features against the dialysate background, thus avoiding system contamination (and thus the risk of peritonitis).
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PMID:Magnetic resonance imaging of the peritoneal cavity among peritoneal dialysis patients, using the dialysate as "contrast medium". 1175 38


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