Table 7. Comparison of present study to the previous studies.
| Our study | Nair, Joy & Nayar (2014) | Vijayalakshmi et al. (2014) | Spinelli et al. (2013) | Vijayaraghavan (2004) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 42 | 70 | 18 | 30 | 21 |
| Age | 12–82 yrs | 11–91 yrs | 25–72 yrs | 2 months–18 yrs | 7–69 yrs |
| Pregnancy | 6.6% | 2.9% | 4.7% | ||
| Abdominal pain | 95.2% | 95.7% | 77.8% | 100% | 100% |
| Nausea/vomiting | 19% | 65.7% | 27.8% | 56.7% | |
| Fever | 2.3% | 12.9% | 5.6% | 20% | |
| Leukocytosis | 14.2% | 44% | 63.3% | ||
| Doppler diagnosis of torsion | 25.7% | 63% | 95.2% | ||
| Free fluids in pelvis | 23.8% | 26.7% | |||
| Right side | 51.1% | 55.7% | 50% | 70% | |
| Left side | 40.0% | 42.9% | 38.9% | 30% | |
| Bilateral | 2.2% | 1.4% | 11.1% | ||
| Size <5 cm | 11.1% | ||||
| Size 5∼10 cm | 71.1% | 71.4% | 33.3% | ||
| Size >10 cm | 17.7% | 11.4% | 44.4% | ||
| Mature cystic teratoma | 23.8% | 22.8% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 28.5% |
| Mucinous cystadenoma | 7.1% | 33.3% | 3.3% | 9.5% | |
| Serous cystadenoma | 15.7% | 16.7% | 47.6% | ||
| Hemorrhagic necrosis | 2.3% | 30.4% | 9.5% | ||
| Laparoscopy | 64.2% | 81.4% | 40% | ||
| Laparotomy | 35.8% | 18.6% | 60% | ||
| Conservative surgery | 35.8% | 54.3% | 46.7% | ||
| Radical surgery | 64.2% | 45.7% | 53.3% |