An ovary with a twist: A case of interesting sonographic findings of ovarian torsion

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-446

  Villalba, Martha L ^a   Huynh, Bang ^b   So, Minna ^b   MacKenzie, John D ^b   Ledbetter, Stephen ^b   Rybicki, Frank ^b  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler flow in ovarian torsion; Ovarian torsion; Pelvic pain; Pelvic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CYST FLUID; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY TORSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERATOMA; TORSION;

EID: 27144545742     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.05.012     Document Type: Article

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