title: [Acute lower abdominal pain caused by adnexal torsion in a ten-year-old girl].
abstract: A ten-year-old girl presented with four days of lower abdominal pain. A diagnostic laparoscopy on the suspicion of acute appendicitis revealed left-sided adnexal torsion. The cyanotic ovary was detorsed and recovered. At three-month follow-up there were no clinical or ultrasonic signs of pathology. The clinical presentation of adnexal torsion is unspecific and mimics several differential diagnosis. Adnexal torsion is a rare condition, especially in pre-pubertal girls. However, it must still be kept in mind when evaluating girls regardless of age with lower abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenheden, Kirurgisk Sektion, Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre. E-mail: kjs@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Kristin Julia
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Steinthorsdottir
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Folmer
authors.forename: Thue
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bisgaard
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery