Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Aug 2017)

Traumatic rupture of an ovarian teratoma – Case report and review of the literature

  • Avital Yohann,
  • Constance W. Lee,
  • Saleem Islam

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2017.05.014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. C
pp. 34 – 36

Abstract

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Traumatic rupture of a cystic ovarian teratoma is extremely rare and has not been reported in a child. The free fluid can lead to diagnostic confusion for a ruptured viscus.