Ovarian Torsion: To Pex or Not to Pex? Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 381-384

  Crouch, Naomi S ^a   Gyampoh, Bright ^a   Cutner, Alfred S ^a   Creighton, Sarah M ^a  

^a Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family history; Laparoscopy; Oophoropexy; Ovarian torsion; Ovariopexy; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARIECTOMY; OVARIOPEXY; OVARY TORSION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TORSION;

EID: 0345862202     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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