Ruptured Ovarian Cyst as a Cause of Ascites in a Newborn Infant

Autor: Dickson Ja, Variend S, Vyas Id
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 39:143-144
ISSN: 1439-359X
0939-7248
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1044197
Popis: Symptomatic ovarian cysts in newborn are rare. In a recent series of cases of congenital ascites ( Griscom et al 1977) only one case out of 27 was caused by an ovarian cyst. We describe a case in which congenital ascites was caused by a ruptured corpus luteum ovarian cyst.
Databáze: OpenAIRE