Twisted Ovarian Cyst in a Newborn Infant

Abstract

Ovarian cysts in the newborn and infant period are rare. Doran⁵first described ovarian cysts in infancy in 1889. He reported bilateral ovarian cysts in a 7-month fetus. Power¹⁶in 1898 reported the first infant in whom the cyst was successfully removed. We have been able to find only 25 reports of ovarian cysts in infants under one year of age, as is shown in the table. Only 4 of these patients had torsion of the cyst. The patient reported upon here had an ovarian cyst with torsion in the newborn period. <h3>Report of Case</h3> A female infant was born at Clarkson Hospital on Sept. 12, 1958, to a primiparous mother. The prenatal course had been normal. Birth followed a 14-hour labor. The initial examination was normal. The infant seemed to do well for 2 days. She began to vomit persistently on the third day. The vomitus was