Case report
Laparoscopic resection of a torted ovarian dermoid cyst
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* Corresponding author: Michael D Kelly Michael.Kelly@NBT.nhs.uk
Department of Laparoscopic and Upper GI Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2007, 2:12 doi:10.1186/1749-7922-2-12
Published: 9 May 2007Abstract
Torsion or rupture of an ovarian cyst may present as an acute abdomen. A case is presented where the diagnosis was made at laparoscopy and laparoscopic resection was done. Controlled aspiration of the cyst contents allowed the cyst to be easily removed from the abdomen.