2018
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224671
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Quadruple torsion of the fallopian tube in an 18-year-old virgin: a rare twist

Abstract: In this report, we describe an 18-year-old nulliparous virgo, with no medical history, who presented herself at the emergency department with symptoms of lower abdominal pain and nausea with vomiting. On examination, an echogenic unilocular cyst with possible relation to the right ovary was found. The working diagnosis was an ovarian torsion. She underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy which revealed a quadruple torsion of the fallopian tube with hydrosalpinx. Detorsion of the tube was performed, and the tube was d… Show more

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“…We found 43 cases of IFTT in pubertal girls described in the English language literature in the past 21 years. 537 Recorded general characteristics including age, duration of abdominal pain (DAP), clinical manifestation, blood test, and image examination are shown in Table 1. And intraoperative and postoperative conditions of IFTT including preoperative diagnosis, size of the cyst, exploration mode of emergency operation, procedure, and routine pathology are also shown in Table 2.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We found 43 cases of IFTT in pubertal girls described in the English language literature in the past 21 years. 537 Recorded general characteristics including age, duration of abdominal pain (DAP), clinical manifestation, blood test, and image examination are shown in Table 1. And intraoperative and postoperative conditions of IFTT including preoperative diagnosis, size of the cyst, exploration mode of emergency operation, procedure, and routine pathology are also shown in Table 2.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is scant literature on the topic of laparoscopic gynecology surgery in virgins. Most of the reports are for diagnostic purposes [28] or case studies on adnexal surgery [29][30][31][32][33][34][35] . There is one case report on performing a posterior colpotomy laparoscopically to remove a prolapsed myoma in a virgin's vagina [35] to preserve her virginity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The torsion of an endometrioma, is the consequence of an undiagnosed pelvic endometriosis. This torsion is manifested by an acute abdominal pain syndrome sometimes accompanied by vomiting [4,10,11]. A predictive score developed by Huchon helps with the diagnosis based on 5 criteria: unilateral pain, duration >8h, vomiting, absence of leucorrhoea or metrorrhagia and the presence of a cyst of more than 5 cm at the ultrasound [12].…”
Section: Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%