title: Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube during pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Isolated fallopian tube torsion during pregnancy is a rare condition, and only 16 cases have been reported. In all but 1 case the right tube was affected. We report the second case of isolated left fallopian tube torsion during pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 23-year-old primigravida presented at 22 weeks of gestation with left lower abdominal pain. Sonography depicted a simple cystic mass adjacent to the left uterine border. Laparotomy revealed torsion of the left hydrosalpinx together with a paraovarian cyst. The patient delivered a healthy infant at term after an otherwise-uneventful pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As the gravid uterus increases the risk for fallopian tube torsion, this condition should be included in the differential diagnosis of lower abdominal pain during pregnancy.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey. cbatukan@erciyes.edu.tr
authors: Cem
authors: C
authors: Batukan
authors: Mahmut Tuncay
authors: MT
authors: Ozgun
authors: Cagdas
authors: C
authors: Turkyilmaz
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Tayyar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery