Adnexal torsion during pregnancy: Report of four cases and review of the literature

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 683-687

  Hasiakos, Dimitris ^a   Papakonstantinou, Katerina ^a   Kontoravdis, Antonios ^a   Gogas, Lazaros ^a   Aravantinos, Leon ^a   Vitoratos, Nikolaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adnexal torsion; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADNEXAL TORSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADNEXA DISEASE; BLEEDING; CYST; ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEMOPERITONEUM; ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; OVARY; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; TORSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TORSION ABNORMALITY;

EID: 52649156036     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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