THE LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH TO UTERINE ADNEXAL TORSION IN CHILDHOOD

Seven girls with adnexal torsion (of varying degrees) were treated lap aroscopically during a 6 month period. All had associated adnexal path ology. Six had simple follicular cysts (>4 cm in diameter), and one ha d a 10-cm dermoid cyst. Detorsion with resection of the cyst and prese rvation of ovarian tissue was performed in all cases. No intraoperativ e or postoperative complications were encountered. Video-assisted mini mally invasive surgery is suitable for the treatment of adnexal pathol ogy in children; the hospitalization period is short, the cosmetic res ults are excellent, and the return to normal activity is rapid. Copyri ght (C) 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company