Adnexal Mass in Adolescents And Their Management
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Adnexal lesions present in 2.6 per 1,00,000 of adolescents and is a source of concern for the patient and her parents. They usually present with pain abdomen and rarely mass per abdomen. Adnexal lesions in adolescents are usually benign but rarely can be malignant . Some lesions regress spontaneously but others which cause severe discomfort to the patient need to be managed surgically in which laproscopic surgery is considered beneficial. Objectives: To evaluate adnexal lesions in adolescents and their management. Materials And Methods: Prospective study done among adolescent girls in the age group 13 – 19 years presenting with adnexal lesion on evaluation at FATHER MULLERS MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL , MANGALORE between January 2015 to august 2016 were included in the study. Results: 22 patients were diagnosed to have adnexal lesions , 16 of them underwent surgical procedure for their condition and 6 others underwent conservative management. 12 of them had a endometriotic cyst ,3 cases of serous cystadenoma, 4 of them ovarian torsion, 1 case each of fallopian tube torsion and dermoid cyst. No malignant adnexal lesion noted in this study. Conclusion: There is an increase in endometriotic cyst among adolescents. An increase in surgical management of adnexal lesions was noted.Early diagnosis and management and fertility preservation can prevent future morbidity.
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Don Isaac, G Nagarathna
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