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Acute Abdominal Symptoms Due to Torsion of an Ovarian Cystadenoma in a Centenarian
Author(s) -
BALAS P.,
BALAROUTSOS C.,
CHRYSOSPATHIS P.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1972.tb01646.x
Subject(s) - medicine , centenarian , complication , surgery , mucinous cystadenoma , radiological weapon , ovarian torsion , general surgery , ovary , gerontology , longevity
A case is reported of torsion of an ovarian cystadenoma in a 101‐year‐old woman. The tumor was removed surgically. The noteworthy features of the case were the rarity of this complication in such an aged woman, the presence of clinical and radiological signs that made the correct diagnosis possible before operation, and the remarkable tolerance to surgery displayed by the centenarian patient.