Abstract
Ectopic ovarian tissue is a rare gynecologic condition. The presence of ectopic ovary may be accompanied by maldevelopments of the genital and urinary tract. We report an extremely rare case of a 39-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain localized in the right lower quadrant. During the preoperative investigation and the exploratory laparotomy, an ectopic ovary in contact with the appendix accompanied by a single left kidney was found. The present report also includes a review of the related published work. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the very few cases reported describing the co-occurrence of true ovarian ectopia and ipsilateral renal agenesis.
Keywords:
appendectomy; ectopic tissue; ipsilateral; ovary; renal agenesis.
© 2013 The Authors. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research © 2013 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / etiology
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Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis*
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Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging
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Abnormalities, Multiple / physiopathology
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Abnormalities, Multiple / surgery
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Adult
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Appendicitis / diagnosis
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Appendix
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Bone Diseases / diagnosis*
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Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Bone Diseases / physiopathology
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Bone Diseases / surgery
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Choristoma / diagnosis*
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Choristoma / diagnostic imaging
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Choristoma / physiopathology
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Choristoma / surgery
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Congenital Abnormalities / diagnosis*
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Congenital Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Ilium
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Incidental Findings
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Kidney / abnormalities*
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Kidney / diagnostic imaging
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Kidney Diseases / congenital*
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Kidney Diseases / diagnosis
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Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Ovary*
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Treatment Outcome
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Ultrasonography
Supplementary concepts
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Hereditary renal agenesis