Adnexal torsion in children may have a catastrophic sequel: Asynchronous bilateral torsion

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1617-1620

  Özcan, Coşkun ^a   Çelik, Ahmet ^a   Özok, Geylani ^a   Erdener, Ata ^a   Balik, Erol ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adnexal torsion; Asynchronous ovarian torsion; Ovarian torsion; Subsequent ovarian torsion

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NECROSIS; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; SYMPTOM; TORSION;

EID: 0036830270     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.36195     Document Type: Article

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