OVARIAN CYST

Course overview

OVARIAN CYSTS ARE FLUID-FILLED SACS THAT MAY BE SIMPLE OR COMPLEX. THEY ARE COMMON FINDINGS THAT ARE USUALLY DISCOVERED INCIDENTALLY ON PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OR IMAGING. OVARIAN CYSTS CAN BE COMPLICATED BY RUPTURE, HEMORRHAGE, AND TORSION, WHICH ARE CONSIDERED GYNECOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES. THEREFORE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PROMPTLY DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THEM TO AVOID HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND COMPLICATIONS OF OVARIAN CYSTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.