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The authors report a case of isolated torsion of the Fallopian tube in a thirteen years old girl. Only because of laparoscopy, the diagnosis was determined. Torsion of the fallopian tube as a differential diagnosis to acute abdomen is discussed.
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PMID:Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube as differential diagnosis to acute abdominal pain in a thirteen years old girl. 180 67

This article describes a case in which tubal torsion occurred as a complication of bipolar electrocoagulation via a laparoscope. The patient, a 37-year old woman who had undergone bipolar electroagulation of her fallopian tubes via a laparoscope 11 months earlier, presented with an acute abdomen. A preoperative diagnosis of torsion of an ovarian cyst was made. The right adnexa, including the entire fallopian tube and ovary, was infarcted and presented as a 10 x 7 x 4 cm mass that had undergone a torsion of 540 degrees. A right salpingo-oophorectomy and a left salpingectomy were performed, and microscopic examination confirmed the gross finding of infarction of the right adnexa and a left hydrosalpinx. Altogether, 14 case of tubal torsion following tubal sterilization have been reported since 1956. Of these, this is the 6th case associated with electrocoagulation. The interval between the sterilization procedure and presentation with torsion has ranged from 5 months to 8 years. Many patients present at the middle of their menstrual cycle. There is generally a history of acute onset of abdominal pain which may be generalized or localized to the lower abdomen or either iliac fossa (most commonly the right). The pain is usually not associated with gastroin estinal symptoms. Unlike acute salpin gitis, there is no fever or leucocytosis in early cases. There are signs of peritoneal irritation in the involved iliac fossa and an adnexal mass can usually be palpated on vaginal examination. Abnormal mobility and an abnormal bulk of tube appear to be required before the fallopian tube will undergo torsion. Increased mobility is caused by severing or at least constricting the attachment of the tube to the uterus. The increased bulk of the tube is produced when secretions from the tube can no longer travel into the uterus, resulting in a hydrosalpinx.
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PMID:Torsion of the fallopian tube following tubal sterilization by electrocoagulation via a laparoscope. 316 Jun 15

This paper reports a case of ectopic abdominal pregnancy following total hysterectomy and reviews the literature. Pregnancy following total hysterectomy is a rare event. Ectopic pregnancy following supracervical hysterectomy can be explained in view of the remaining patent cervical canal. In cases of total hysterectomy (abdominal or vaginal) two important factors to be considered are the persistence of a fistulous tract from the vaginal apex to the peritoneum and the prolapse of the fallopian tube into the vagina, creating a patent tract for spermatozoa. As long as some ovaries remain, the possibility of ectopic pregnancy must be entertained in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in a female.
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PMID:Abdominal pregnancy following total hysterectomy. 666 40

Isolated torsion of fallopian tube is very uncommon during pregnancy. Predisposing factors for torsion are hydrosalpinx, prior tubal operation, pelvic congestion, ovarian and paraovarian masses and trauma. Although the most important clinical symptom is abdominal pain in lower quadrants, the diagnosis is usually established during the operation performed for acute abdomen and salpingectomy is almost always necessary. Two cases of torsion of fallopian tube during pregnancy, one with hydrosalpinx, the other with paratubal cyst are presented and symptoms and predisposing factors are discussed.
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PMID:Isolated torsion of fallopian tube during pregnancy; report of two cases. 930 14

BACKGROUND: Isolated twisted fallopian tube is an uncommon event, isolated twisted fallopian tube in pregnancy is also very rare. The diagnosis is often difficult and established during the operation. The right fallopian tube is most common affected. CASE PRESENTATION: We report an uncommon twisted left fallopian tube in pregnancy. A 34-year-old G3P2 28 weeks pregnant woman presented with acute left lower abdominal pain. The clinical and ultrasonographic findings led to diagnosis of twisted left ovarian cyst. Emergency exploratory laparotomy was performed. A twisted left fallopian tube and paratubal cyst was noted and left salpingectomy was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the pregnancy continued until term without complication. CONCLUSIONS: Although isolated twisted fallopian tube during pregnancy is very rare, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in pregnancy. Early surgical intervention will decrease obstetric morbidity and may allow preservation of the fallopian tube.
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PMID:Twisted fallopian tube in pregnancy: a case report. 1171 91

A rare case of acute abdomen syndrome due to a ruptured ovarian tumor and a penetrated fallopian tube is described. Based on the intraoperative finding and patient's age, a right-sided salpingo-oophorectomy, appendectomy and peritoneal washings were performed. After a histological diagnosis of malignant granulosa cell tumors and FIGO IIA clinical classification, the patient returned 1 month after the procedure. A relaparotomy with a hysterectomy, left-sided salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy were then performed. No spread was found during the laparotomy, and the histologic diagnosis pointed to adenomyosis and chronic cervicitis. The patient regularly presents for control examination, and has now been free for 11 years since the surgery from clinical, biochemical or ultrasonographic signs of a relapse of the disease.
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PMID:Ruptured ovarian granulosa cell tumors as a cause of the acute abdomen. 1255 33

A case of fallopian tube fimbrial cyst torsion with haemorrhage is presented, occurring in a 37-year-old female who had tubal ligation 6 years back. She presented in emergency with acute abdomen. Initial assessment of ovarian cyst haemorrhage or torsion was made. Ultrasound showed cystic structures in left adnexa and complex cyst in right adnexa with suspicion of torsion. Laparoscopy was performed and bilateral fimbrial cysts in fallopian tubes were identified with torsion on right side, and a left ovarian haemorrhagic cyst, which was subsequently confirmed on histopathology. Although fallopian tube torsion of fimbrial cyst is rare, it should be considered in patients who had history of bilateral tubal ligation. Again it should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in females.
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PMID:Torsion of fallopian tube, fimbrial cyst. 1899 13

Adnexal torsion is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen in pregnancy and isolated fallopian tube twisting accounts for a very small number of these cases. These conditions, either in pregnancy or in non-gestational circumstances, are known to be due to both genital and non-genital causes and, in most cases, predisposing factors can be identified. We reviewed the literature and retrieved only 19 cases of isolated fallopian tube torsion in pregnancy treated surgically from 1936 to today, including one recently published case from our experience. The clinical presentation was lower quadrant abdominal pain in all cases. The right side was involved in 90% of the cases. Tenderness was usually present but peritoneal irritation with guarding or rebound was exceptional. Symptoms were nausea and vomiting, scanty vaginal bleeding and dysuria. Signs suggestive of necrosis such as leucocytosis, increased CRP and mild hyperpyrexia were uncommon. Preoperative ultrasound evaluation was performed in eight patients and in all cases an adnexal cyst was detected on the ipsilateral side of the abdominal pain. The case we recently published was carefully investigated preoperatively by Doppler flow ultrasound techniques which allowed for a precise differential diagnosis with total adnexal torsion. This aspect has never been previously considered. The surgical approach showed acute isolated fallopian tube torsion in all the cases and a predisposing factor was identified in 75% of the patients. Foetal and maternal outcome were always excellent. In cases of acute abdomen in pregnancy, with detailed Doppler flow ultrasound evidence of normal ovaries and of a pelvic cyst, an isolated tubal-paratubal cyst torsion should be considered and appropriate ovary-sparing surgical treatment foreseen.
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PMID:Isolated tubal torsion in pregnancy. 1949 7

Tubal torsion is a very rare event, especially in pregnancy. We present a case of a patient of 20 weeks gestation that was admitted to our clinic with acute abdomen. Radiological and biochemical investigations did not reveal the cause of abdominal pain which resulted in laparatomic exploration. During the operation, the paratubal cystic mass, previously explored by ultrasonographic examination, and the left fallopian tube were found twisted among themselves. Salpingectomy was performed due to the necrotic appearance of the fallopian tube.
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PMID:Tubal torsion during pregnancy--case report. 2172 64

Isolated fallopian tube torsion is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen in pregnancy. Patients present with lower quadrant abdominal pain, and some have nausea and vomiting. There is no pathognomic diagnostic sign, so most patients are operated when it is too late to save the tube by detorsion alone. Here we present a case of isolated tubal torsion in a term pregnancy managed by salpingectomy and cesarean section simultaneously. As far as we know this will be the 20th case of reported isolated tubal torsion in pregnancy.
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PMID:Isolated tubal torsion in pregnancy--a rare case. 2199 63


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