Intermittent Ovarian Torsion in Pregnancy

Ovarian torsion during pregnancy is a fairly uncommon complication with a high patient morbidity and fetal mortality if not immediately treated. Ovarian torsion should be considered a clinical diagnosis, and a high level of clinical suspicion is needed by the practitioner to ensure that this diagnos...

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Autores principales: Young, Randall, Cork, Kelly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849404
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.32932
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description Ovarian torsion during pregnancy is a fairly uncommon complication with a high patient morbidity and fetal mortality if not immediately treated. Ovarian torsion should be considered a clinical diagnosis, and a high level of clinical suspicion is needed by the practitioner to ensure that this diagnosis is not missed. We present an unusual case of intermittent ovarian torsion discussing both the presentation and the operative and post-operative management.
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spelling pubmed-59654082018-05-30 Intermittent Ovarian Torsion in Pregnancy Young, Randall Cork, Kelly Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report Ovarian torsion during pregnancy is a fairly uncommon complication with a high patient morbidity and fetal mortality if not immediately treated. Ovarian torsion should be considered a clinical diagnosis, and a high level of clinical suspicion is needed by the practitioner to ensure that this diagnosis is not missed. We present an unusual case of intermittent ovarian torsion discussing both the presentation and the operative and post-operative management. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5965408/ /pubmed/29849404 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.32932 Text en © 2017 Young et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965408/
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