Hepatic Failure as a Result of Ovarian Cysts in a Newborn

Authors: AŞKIN GÜRA, GÜNGÖR KARAGÜZEL, METİN ÇUBUK, NİHAL OYGUR

Abstract: RA^1 Güngör KARAGÜZEL^2 Metin ÇUBUK^3 Nihal OYGUR^1 ^1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya - TURKEY ^2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya - TURKEY ^3Department of Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya - TURKEY Absract: The ovarian cyst is the most common intra-abdominal cystic lesion in the female neonate. Several authors have reported complications caused by compression of cysts on other viscera. We present a neonate with acute transient hepatic failure due to the compression of ovarian cysts on the liver.

Keywords: Ovarian cyst, newborn, hepatic failure

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