title: Isolated torsion of fallopian tube in a post-menopausal patient: a case report.
abstract: Isolated fallopian tube torsion after menopause is a rare condition. Here we report the second case of isolated fallopian tube torsion in a post-menopausal woman. A 55-year-old post-menopausal woman presented with right lower abdominal pain. Sonography depicted a simple cystic mass adjacent to the right uterine border. Laparatomy revealed torsion of the right fallopian tube together with a paraovarian cyst. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed a simple paraovarian cyst with severe congestion, necrosis and hemorrhage. Tubal torsion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute lower abdominal pain, even in post-menopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri, Turkey. mtozgun@erciyes.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mahmut Tuncay
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ozgun
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batukan
authors.forename: Cagdas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
authors.forename: Ibrahim Serdar
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Serin
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D017698:Postmenopause; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014463:Ultrasonography