Infertility: CASE REPORT: Acute abdomen following dermoid cyst rupture during transvaginal ultrasonographically guided retrieval of oocytes
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- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Reproduction
- Vol. 11 (9) , 1897-1899
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019514
Abstract
We report a case of acute abdomen due to puncture of a dermoid cyst during oocyte aspiration, which required laparotomy. A woman who had undergone an in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer required hospitalization due to onset of an acute abdomen. An ultrasonographic scan showed a pelvic mass with the features of dermoid cyst The patient required diagnostic laparotomy which confirmed the presence of a ruptured dermoid cyst with subsequent peritonitis.Keywords
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