{"paper_id":"8975e06c-7a52-4258-8b15-7913dada33a9","body_text":"Abstract\nLaparotomy for suspected adnexal pathology is performed in approximately 3 percent of women who have had hysterectomy without salpingo-oophorectomy. The removal of these ovaries is often a difficult surgical procedure because of anatomic distortion and adhesions. The retroperitoneal identification and isolation of the infundibulopelvic ligament and ureter, as described here, is a simple and safe way of approaching these cases.\nFull text\nPDFSelected References\nThese references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.\n- Christ J. E., Lotze E. C. The residual ovary syndrome. Obstet Gynecol. 1975 Nov;46(5):551–556. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}