VOLUME 34 - NUMBER 4 - 2013

Successful management of evisceration occurred after exploratory laparotomy for bilateral ovarian micropapillary serous borderline tumors


  • Grigoriadis C., Vezakis A., Salakos N., Triantafyllidou O., Vlahos N.F.
  • Clinical practice, 128-131
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  • Micropapillary serous borderline tumor of the ovary is characterized by a more frequent association with extraovarian, especially invasive, implants. The aim of this study was to report the clinicopathological findings of a rare case of micropapillary serous borderline tumor of the ovary since there are less than 100 similar cases in the published literature. Additionally, the successful management of evisceration that complicated the postoperative stay of the patient is analyzed. The incidence of this severe complication is estimated between 0.29-2.3%. There are four main causes: suture tearing through the fascia, knot failure, suture failure, and extrusion of abdominal contents between sutures placed too far apart. At least 50% of the cases are due to technical error with a potentially lethal result.

  • KEY WORDS: Ovarian borderline tumors - Micropapillary serous tumors - Ovarian cancer - Evisceration.