Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube as differential diagnosis to acute abdominal pain in a thirteen year old girl.
The Authors illustrate a case of torsion of the Fallopian tube in a young girl not yet sexually active. Even though this pathology is very rare in childhood and early puberty, torsion of the fallopian tube should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis in intermittent abdominal pain.
Borup
K
K
Skive Hospital, Department of Gynecology, Denmark.
Rasmussen
K L
KL
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality