title: Pathologic uterine torsion associated with placental abruption, maternal shock, and intrauterine fetal demise.
abstract: Torsion of the uterus is a rare obstetric complication. This report describes a 270-degree uterine torsion associated with placental abruption, maternal shock, and fetal demise. At laparotomy, the uterus and ovaries were necrotic. This patient presented in a manner typically managed by labor induction, thus delaying her diagnosis of uterine torsion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Sheri M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D020073:Gravidity; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology