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Large Ovarian Fibroma With Torsion in a 17-Year-Old Patient: A Report of a Rare Case of Acute Surgical Abdomen.

Emmanouil M Xydias, Anna Thanasa, Efthymia Thanasa, Vasiliki Koutsia, Ioannis Tsartsalis, Evangelos Kamaretsos, Apostolos C Ziogas, Ioannis Thanasas

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Emmanouil M XydiasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, EmbryoClinic IVF, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Anna ThanasaDepartment of Health Sciences, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Efthymia ThanasaDepartment of Health Sciences, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Vasiliki KoutsiaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Trikala, Trikala, GRC.
Ioannis TsartsalisDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Trikala, Trikala, GRC.
Evangelos KamaretsosThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University General Hospital "Attikon" Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Trikala, GRC.
Apostolos C ZiogasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GRC.
Ioannis ThanasasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Trikala, Trikala, GRC.

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Abstract

This study presents a rare case of emergency surgical management via exploratory laparotomy of a large torsed ovarian fibroma in a young female patient. A 17-year-old patient with no history of sexual activity and under chronic antipsychotic medication presented to the emergency department with signs of acute surgical abdomen and fever up to 37.9°C. Laboratory markers of inflammation were elevated. An emergency computed tomography scan revealed a large, solid echogenic pelvic mass of unclear origin. The clinical and laboratory findings, along with the imaging results, led to the decision to perform an emergency exploratory laparotomy. Intraoperatively, a large, solid ovarian mass in torsion, along with the ipsilateral fallopian tube, was identified. A right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a torsed ovarian fibroma. The immediate postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the fourth postoperative day. This article also includes a brief narrative review of the literature regarding ovarian fibromas with torsion, focusing on their rarity, diagnostic challenges, management, and prognosis.

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case reportcomputed tomographyhistological diagnosislaparotomyovarian fibromaprognosistorsion

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