Ovarian abscess in young sexually non-active girls can represent a diagnostic challenge. 15-years old girl was admitted
to the Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics under the suspicion of torsion of an ovarian cyst. Her clinical status deteriorated
after the admission with development of acute abdomen. Laparoscopic exploration was performed and unilateral
ovarian abscess was found without involvement of other pelvic structures. The surgical proceedure was minimal
invasive for a young girl and Salmonella staleyville was isolated from pus. Solitary ovarian abscess can be of hematogenous
origin and the causative pathogens are different from pathogens usually involved in pelvic inflammatory disease.
To avoid later fertility problems it is of great importance to treat infections in pelvic region correctly according to the isolated
microorganism and that surgery is the least invasive