The clinical characteristics and sonographic findings of maternal ovarian torsion in pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1983-1987

  Smorgick, Noam ^a   Pansky, Moty ^a   Feingold, Michal ^a   Herman, Arie ^a   Halperin, Reuvit ^a   Maymon, Ron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Maternal ovarian torsion; pregnancy; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; OVARY CYST; OVARY DISEASE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TORSION; ULTRASOUND; VOMITING;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RISK FACTORS; TORSION, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70749096333     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.028     Document Type: Article

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