Ot. Yalcin et al., ISOLATED TORSION OF FALLOPIAN-TUBE DURING PREGNANCY - REPORT OF 2 CASES, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 74(2), 1997, pp. 179-182
Isolated torsion of fallopian tube is very uncommon during pregnancy.
Predisposing factors for torsion are hydrosalpinx, prior tubal operati
on, pelvic congestion, ovarian and paraovarian masses and trauma. Alth
ough the most important clinical symptom is abdominal pain in lower qu
adrants, the diagnosis is usually established during the operation per
formed for acute abdomen and salpingectomy is almost always necessary.
Two cases of torsion of fallopian tube during pregnancy, one with hyd
rosalpinx, the other with paratubal cyst are presented and symptoms an
d predisposing factors are discussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Irelan
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