A Case Report: Twisted Ovarian Cyst in Pregnancy

Abstract

Ovarian torsion encountered during pregnancy carries significant risk to a pregnant woman and intrauterine foetus. In this case we report a 24 -year-old secondgravida with 14 weeks of pregnancy presenting with torsion of the left ovarian cyst. She presented to the Gynae. emergency with acute pain abdomen. She was diagnosed to have torsion of ovarian cyst with pregnancy and later emergency laparotomy followed by cystecomy was carried out. Her histopathology report showed a benign mucinous cystadenoma. Her pregnancy was followed up. She delivered a healthy female baby at term. Although the safety of antepartum surgical intervention has been accepted, abdominal surgery will always carry some risks to a pregnant woman and unborn foetus and so, before management , risks involved must be taken into consideration.