Isolated fallopian tube torsion: a rare but important event for women of reproductive age.
OBJECTIVE
To report two cases of isolated fallopian tubal torsion that emphasize the rarity and difficult of diagnosis.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A district general hospital.


METHODS
We report two cases of hematosalpinx due to torsion of the fallopian tube. The symptoms were not specific; both patients had acute lower abdominal pain. The first diagnosis in both cases was a torsion of a pelvic complex mass like a tumor.


METHODS
Laparoscopy is necessary, but often surgery is performed too late to preserve the tube.


METHODS
Resolution of symptoms with preservation of fertility.


RESULTS
Both patients had the tube removed.


CONCLUSIONS
Early diagnosis and surgical intervention is mandatory when isolated fallopian tube torsion is suspected, particularly in a nulliparous young woman.
Comerci
Giuseppe
G
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy. giuseppe_comerci@yahoo.com
Colombo
Filippo Maria
FM
Stefanetti
Marco
M
Grazia
Giovanni
G
D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018456:Reproductive Medicine; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*