'''Ovarian remnant syndrome''' is a '''complication of ovariohysterectomy'''. It occurs when a portion of ovarian tissue is left in the abdomen - either because it is not properly removed in the first place, or because it is accidently dropped back into the abdomen during surgery. The remnant ovarian tissue may be very small or ectopic, but it can '''revacularise''' and continue to '''produce hormones''', resulting in '''oestrus'''. It is possible for clinical signs not to develop until several years after the original ovariohysterectomy surgery. | '''Ovarian remnant syndrome''' is a '''complication of ovariohysterectomy'''. It occurs when a portion of ovarian tissue is left in the abdomen - either because it is not properly removed in the first place, or because it is accidently dropped back into the abdomen during surgery. The remnant ovarian tissue may be very small or ectopic, but it can '''revacularise''' and continue to '''produce hormones''', resulting in '''oestrus'''. It is possible for clinical signs not to develop until several years after the original ovariohysterectomy surgery. |