Surgical management of adnexal masses in adolescent females at a tertiary centre in India: a case series

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Case series reports on surgical outcomes for adnexal masses in adolescents, highlighting benign lesions and fertility preservation.

All 15 adolescent females treated for adnexal masses presented with abdominal pain, indicating a common symptom.
Surgical intervention included laparotomy in 80% and laparoscopy in 20%, emphasizing adaptable surgical management.
Histopathology confirmed all lesions as benign, with the majority being mature cystic teratomas, indicating low risk.
Ovarian preservation was achieved in 60% of cases, supporting strategies for fertility preservation during surgery.

Thakur et al. (2025) studied this question.

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