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Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas
versión On-line ISSN 1729-519X
Resumen
MOJENA MEDINA, Daylén Julia; MOJENA MOJENA, Oreste y RIGAUT DIAZ, María Caridad. Emergency laparoscopy in the adolescent. A report of three cases. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2020, vol.19, n.6 Epub 10-Ene-2021. ISSN 1729-519X.
Introduction:
The importance of minimal access surgery in pediatric emergencies at any age has been demonstrated, being the current diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
Objective:
To highlight the utility of laparoscopy for emergency surgery in adolescents.
Case presentation:
Three female adolescents between 14 and 18 years of age underwent laparoscopic surgery for acute abdomen. The main findings were: Patient 1: Hemoperitoneum due to corpus luteum of the left ovary, treated by minimal access surgery. Patient 2: Acute uncomplicated appendicitis and simple uncomplicated left ovary cyst, treated by minimal access surgery and assisted appendectomy. Patient 3: Torsion of the paraovarian cyst of the right fallopian tube, treated by conventional minilaparotomy.
Conclusions:
Emergency laparoscopy in these adolescents provided the pediatric surgeon an accurate diagnosis with intraoperative gynecological findings and varied surgical treatment through minimally invasive surgery, with multiple advantages for patients.
Palabras clave : gynecological laparoscopy; ovarian cysts; paraovarian cysts.