Laparoscopic conservative surgery for massive ovarian edema with torsion

• Main Authors: Kazu Ueda (Author), Junya Tabata (Author), Nozomu Yanaihara (Author), Yoko Nagayoshi (Author), Ayako Kawabata (Author), Shin Onota (Author), Rui Yamamoto (Author), Yasushi Iida (Author), Kouhei Sugimoto (Author), Aikou Okamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Massive ovarian edema is a rare condition in which intermittent torsion of the ovary at its pedicle obstructs venous and lymphatic drainage and results in the development of edema in the ovarian stroma. Massive ovarian edema occurs in young women, and most women undergo oophorectomy or wedge resecti...