Isolated fallopian tube torsion: an unusual cause of acute abdominal pain.
The authors report a rare, unusual case of an isolated fallopian tube torsion in a young woman presenting with acute lower abdominal pain and a negative pregnancy test. The patient who initially presented with clinical and biochemical features suggestive of acute appendicitis was found to have a large necrotic pelvic mass at laparoscopy, discovered to be a torted fallopian tube with no ipsilateral ovarian involvement. The patient had a laparoscopic removal of the necrotic tube and recovered well postoperatively.
Women and Children's Department, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK.
Shabana Ashraf
SA
Bora
Raj
R
Kanapathippillai
May
M
Backos
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult