Engelsk titel: Adnexal torsion in a six-year-old girl
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Författare:
Sabah, Lubna
Email: lubnasab@hotmail.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
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UI-nummer: 17120263
Sammanfattning
Adnexal torsion is a rare condition but should be considered in any female patient with acute-onset lower abdominal pain regardless of age. In this case report a six-year-old girl presented with four days of lower abdominal pain. On suspicion of acute appendicitis a diagnostic laparoscopy was performed and showed left-sided adnexal torsion. The ovary was detorsed, and one third of the ovary was resected. A transabdominal ultrasound three months after surgery showed no signs of pathology.