title: Adnexal torsion in third trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: The authors report an unusual case of adnexal torsion in a patient in the third trimester of pregnancy. A 32-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 0, in the 32nd week of gestation initially presented with clinical signs of acute appendicitis. On laparotomy, it was identified that a necrotic mass of the right adnexa and performed a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The postoperative period was uneventful. In the 37th week of gestation, the labour was induced by fetal intrauterine growth restriction. She delivered vaginally, a healthy baby, with 2085 g and an Apgar score of 9 and 10 at the first and fifth minute, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Maternidade Bissaya Barreto, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. ritapassarinho@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rita Marquez
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Passarinho
authors.forename: Enio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Santos Silva
mesh_terms: D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D050498:Live Birth; D009336:Necrosis; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D058994:Salpingectomy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery