The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2017 , Vol 59 , Num 6
A rare cause of abdominal pain: Ectopic ovary and intestinal malrotation
1 Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey2 Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
3 Departments ofRadiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. DOI : 10.24953/turkjped.2017.06.014 Altınay-Kırlı E, Özcan R, Öncül M, Özmen E, Eliçevik M, Büyükünal C, Emir H, Topuzlu-Tekant G. A rare cause of abdominal pain: Ectopic ovary and intestinal malrotation. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 699-703.
Ectopic ovary is a rare anomaly that can be associated with unicornuate uterus and renal anomalies. Intestinal rotational anomalies are failure of normal rotation and this arrest in development can predispose to develop a malfixated midgut that is a risk factor for volvulus and significant morbidity and mortality especially in early childhood. Cyclic abdominal pain is a common symptom for both of two distinct pathologies in adolescent ages. Here, we report a case of unicornuate uterus together with right ectopic ovary and intestinal malrotation.
Keywords : ectopic ovaries, midgut malrotation, unicornuate uterus, cyclic pain