Reimplantation of an autoamputated ovary in the omentum: A case report

Abstract

Autoamputation is one of the complications of ovarian torsion. In many cases, ovarian torsion develops as a result of mature cystic teratoma. Herein, we present a woman aged 27 years whose right ovary was autoamputated and reimplanted in the omentum. It should be noted that autoamputated ovaries can reimplant in surrounding tissues by revascularization and present as mobile abdominal masses with atypical localization.

Preservation of ovarian tissue embedded in omentum following torsion and auto-amputation of the left ovary and fallopian tube in a 14-year-old girl: A case report

“…Dermoid cysts have some distinguishing characteristics i.e. to undergo torsion and turn into ectopic ovaries with the omentum to be the most common site [ 3 , 5 , 12 , 16 ]. There are only a few case reports in the literature referring to autoamputation of the ovaries resulting in ectopic ovaries [ 3 , 4 , 16 ].…”

“…In some very rare cases, however, torsion happens in a chronic fashion and remains asymptomatic resulting in gradual autoamputation of the ovary, tube or both of them which consequently compromises fertility [ 3 , 10 , 11 ]. The amputated ovary is usually dislocated from its normal anatomical position to other locations, most commonly the omentum [ 3 , 12 ]. Here, a case of an ectopic ovary in the omentum as a result of chronic adnexal torsion in an adolescent girl is presented.…”