Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 39, 2019 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
411
Views
11
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Adnexal torsion in symptomatic women: a single-centre retrospective study of diagnosis and management

Padmasree ResapuDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Sirisha Rao GundabattulaDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, India
,
Vijaya Bharathi BayyarapuDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, India
,
Manjula PochirajuDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, India
,
Kameswari SurampudiDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, India
&
Shashikala DasariDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, India
Pages 349-354 | Published online: 08 Nov 2018

References

  • Auslender R, Lavie O, Kaufman Y, Bardicef M, Lissak A, Abramovici H. 2002. Coiling of the ovarian vessels: a color Doppler sign for adnexal torsion without strangulation. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 20:96–97.
  • Bar-On S, Mashiach R, Stockheim D, Soriano D, Goldenberg M, Schiff E. 2010. Emergency laparoscopy for suspected ovarian torsion: are we too hasty to operate? Fertility and Sterility 93:2012–2015.
  • Condous G, Khalid A, Okaro E, Bourne T. 2004. Should we be examining the ovaries in pregnancy? Prevalence and natural history of adnexal pathology detected at first-trimester sonography. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 24:62–66.
  • Damigos E, Johns J, Ross J. 2012. An update on the diagnosis and management of ovarian torsion. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 14:229–236.
  • Gasser RC, Gehri M, Joseph JM, Pauchard JY. 2016. Is it ovarian torsion? A systematic literature review and evaluation of prediction signs. Pediatric Emergency Care 32:256–261.
  • Ginath S, Shalev A, Keidar R, Kerner R, Condrea A, Golan A. 2012. Differences between adnexal torsion in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 19:708–714.
  • Graif M, Shalev J, Strauss S, Engelberg S, Mashiach S, Itzchak Y. 1984. Torsion of the ovary: sonographic features. AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology 143:1331–1334.
  • Hibbard LT. 1985. Adnexal torsion. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 152:456.
  • Huchon C, Fauconnier A. 2010. Adnexal torsion: a literature review. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology 150:8–12.
  • Hyttel TEW, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Lokkegaard ECL. 2015. Re-torsion of the ovaries. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica 94:236–244.
  • Laufer MR. Ovarian and fallopian tube torsion. Sharp HT, Levine D, ed. Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc. http://www.uptodate.com (Accessed on July 26, 2016).
  • Mashiach R, Melamed N, Gilad N, Ben-Shitrit G, Meizner I. 2011. Sonographic diagnosis of ovarian torsion: accuracy and predictive factors. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 30:1205–1210.
  • Nizar K, Deutsch M, Filmer S, Weizman B, Beloosesky R, Weiner Z. 2009. Doppler studies of the ovarian venous blood flow in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound: JCU 37:436–439.
  • Oelsner G, Bider D, Goldenberg M, Admon D, Mashiach S. 1993. Long-term follow-up of the twisted ischemic adnexa managed by detorsion. Fertility and Sterility 60:976–979.
  • Oelsner G, Stockheim D, Soriano D, Goldenberg M, Seidman DS, Cohen SB, et al. 2003. Pregnancy outcome after laparoscopy or laparotomy in pregnancy. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 10:200–204.
  • Oltmann S, Fischer A, Barber R, Huang R, Hicks B, Garcia N. 2009. Cannot exclude torsion—a 15-year review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 44:1212–1217.
  • Pansky M, Smorgick N, Herman A, Schneider D, Halperin R. 2007. Torsion of normal adnexa in postmenarchal women and risk of recurrence. Obstetrics and Gynecology 109:355–359.
  • Sasaki KJ, Miller CE. 2014. Adnexal torsion: review of the literature. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 21:196–202.
  • Shadinger LL, Andreotti RF, Kurian RL. 2008. Preoperative sonographic and clinical characteristics as predictors of ovarian torsion. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 27:7–13.
  • Sibal M. 2012. Follicular ring sign: a simple sonographic sign for early diagnosis of ovarian torsion. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 31:1803–1809.
  • Smorgick N, Maymon R, Mendelovic S, Herman A, Pansky M. 2008. Torsion of normal adnexa in postmenarcheal women: can ultrasound indicate an ischaemic process? Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 31:338–341.
  • Smorgick N, Pansky M, Feingold M, Herman A, Halperin R, Maymon R. 2009. The clinical characteristics and sonographic findings of maternal ovarian torsion in pregnancy. Fertility and Sterility 92:1983–1987.
  • Tsafrir Z, Hasson J, Levin I, Solomon E, Lessing JB, Azem F. 2012. Adnexal torsion: cystectomy and ovarian fixation are equally important in preventing recurrence. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology 162:203–205.
  • Vijayaraghavan SB. 2004. Sonographic whirlpool sign in ovarian torsion. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 23:1643–1649.
  • Wilkinson C, Sanderson A. 2012. Adnexal torsion – a multimodality imaging review. Clinical Radiology 67:476–483.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.