title: Autoamputated adnexa presents as a peritoneal loose body.
abstract: We report a case of unilateral adnexal absence with a peritoneal loose body. Laparoscopic findings and medical history suggested that she had adnexal torsion in her childhood followed by its calcification and autoamputation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Hisahiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiroi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osuga
authors.forename: Miwako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taketani
mesh_terms: D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D054159:Torsion, Mechanical