Successful laparoscopic management of adnexal torsion during week 25 of a twin pregnancy

Hum Reprod. 1999 Mar;14(3):855-7. doi: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.855.

Abstract

Adnexal torsion is a rare occurrence during pregnancy. Here we present a case of adnexal torsion during the 25th week of pregnancy, which was managed laparoscopically. The woman had achieved a successful twin pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection. She was admitted to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound with colour Doppler mapping of the intra-ovarian blood flow showed adnexal torsion. Laparoscopic management was successfully carried out.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Adnexal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Adnexal Diseases / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Embryo Transfer
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro / methods
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Microinjections
  • Ovary / blood supply
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pregnancy, Multiple*
  • Torsion Abnormality
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color