Torsion of non-gravid uterus with ovarian cyst - an extremely rare case

Torsion of nongravid uterus is rare. Cases reported have occured during pregnancy. We report a case of a patient with acute abdominal pain. The patient showed a voluminous mass situated in the abdomen and noncontiguous to the uterus by ultrasound scan. Laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis of cystic ov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Havaldar, Nusrat, Ashok, Kiran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4231319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25400862
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.95.1430
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Sumario:Torsion of nongravid uterus is rare. Cases reported have occured during pregnancy. We report a case of a patient with acute abdominal pain. The patient showed a voluminous mass situated in the abdomen and noncontiguous to the uterus by ultrasound scan. Laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis of cystic ovarian mass with torsion of uterus.

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