[Ovarian torsion in childhood]

Praxis (Bern 1994). 2004 Jul 14;93(29-30):1193-6. doi: 10.1024/0369-8394.93.29.1193.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A six year old afebrile girl was referred to the emergency department with abdominal pain in the right lower region. A retrouterine partially cystic lesion with an inhomogene echogenity was demonstrated by transabdominal ultrasound. Pelvic MR showed an enlarged right-sided ovary and a thickened vascular pedicle as well as few adjacent free fluid. Diagnosis of ovarian torsion was confirmed intraoperatively. Conservative ovary-sparing treatment was not possible, so right-sided adnexectomy followed. Histopathologically a haemorrhagic infarction of the ovary and the tube was seen. No signs of malignancy and no tumor could be detected.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
  • Abdomen, Acute / pathology
  • Abdomen, Acute / surgery
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergencies*
  • Endosonography
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology
  • Fallopian Tubes / surgery
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ovarian Cysts / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Cysts / pathology
  • Ovarian Cysts / surgery
  • Ovarian Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Diseases / pathology
  • Ovarian Diseases / surgery
  • Ovary / pathology
  • Ovary / surgery
  • Peritonitis / etiology*
  • Peritonitis / pathology
  • Peritonitis / surgery
  • Torsion Abnormality