To evaluate the clinical and pathological outcome of adnexal mass in adolescent age group with medical and surgical management. This was a prospective observational study done in adolescent girls of age group between 12 years to 18 years who came to gynecology outpatients department with complaints of abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea and irregular menstrual cycles. Patients were selected according to symptoms such as abdominal pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, acute abdomen and also even those adnexal masses with no symptoms. 6 months follow up was done for all cases who took medical management. In majority of cases only medical management was done (52%). Majority took OC pills (42%). 6 months follow up done for 60% of total cases and for all cases who took medical management. 80% of case who took medical management showed regression. Laparoscopic cystectomy was the common surgery performed (26%) in case of failed medical management.
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