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Torted ovarian cyst with lethal bleeding diathesis in an infant

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We report a 9-month-old infant with a torted ovarian cyst who presented with an acute consumptive coagulopathy (CC) with lethal outcome. That ischemic tissue can act as a trigger for a CC is well-known, but we did not find any report of a torted ovarian cyst causing a coagulopathy in the pediatric literature. This potential complication constitutes one more reason for the prompt surgical removal of torted ovarian cysts in infants.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, 632 004, India, , , , , , IN

    S. Karl, S. Sen, N. Zachariah, J. Chacko & G. Thomas

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Accepted: 30 March 1998

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Karl, S., Sen, S., Zachariah, N. et al. Torted ovarian cyst with lethal bleeding diathesis in an infant. Pediatr Surg Int 15, 145–146 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050540

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