title: Adnexal torsion of mature cystic teratoma with hemorrhagic infarction: helpful findings on successive plain abdominal radiographs.
abstract: Adnexal torsion is a relatively rare cause of lower abdominal pain in women, but in many cases it leads to a serious condition. We present a case of adnexal torsion of a mature cystic teratoma in which hemorrhagic infarction was reflected by progressive enlargement and wall thickening on successive plain abdominal radiographs. There has been no other report describing such changes of adnexal torsion on plain abdominal radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, 2-9-3 Musashi dai, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8524, Japan. i@imodey.com
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Asako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwahara
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohyama
authors.forename: Chizuko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuwae
authors.forename: Midori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kita
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery