Croatian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Croatian Society of Perinatal Medicine of Croatian Medical Association
Abstract
Massive ovarian edema is characterized by enlargement of ovaries with edema fluid. The patients are young (age below 21), with abdominal pain. This uncommon entity usually leads to over-treatment in children and adolescents. A frozen operative section is essential. A case of massive ovarian edema in a 16-year-old female that urgently necessitated an operative intervention is describedMasivni ovarijalni edem je karakteriziran povećanjem jajnika s edemom. Pacijentice su mlade životne dobi (mlađe od 21 godinu) s abdominalnom boli. Ovakav neuobičajeni nalaz obično dovodi u djece i adolescentica do prekomjernog postupka. Tijekom zahvata nužna je hitna biopsija. Prikazan je slučaj 16 godišnje bolesnice u koje je bila nužna hitna operacijska intervencija
