title: Torsion of the fallopian tube and acute pelvic pain: an unusual presentation of genital tuberculosis.
abstract: A case of a genital tuberculosis found during laparoscopic evaluation for recurrent acute pelvic pain is presented. The symptoms of genital tuberculosis can vary greatly, and a laparoscopic approach is effective for making the diagnosis. Clinicians should consider tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis when encountering clinical presentations of pelvic pain and ascites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Autónoma University of Madrid, Santa Cristina University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. tperezm@sego.es
authors.forename: Tirso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perez-Medina
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Redondo
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gallego
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bajo-Arenas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014376:Tuberculosis; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography