Ovarian torsion

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Key articles

Hibbard LT. Adnexal torsion. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1985 Jul 15;152(4):456-61. Abstract

Houry D, Abbott JT. Ovarian torsion: a fifteen-year review. Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Aug;38(2):156-9. Abstract

Cass DL. Ovarian torsion. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2005 May;14(2):86-92. Abstract

Fleischer AC. Ultrasound imaging-2000: assessment of utero-ovarian blood flow with transvaginal color Doppler sonography: potential clinical applications in infertility. Fertil Steril. 1991 Apr;55(4):684-91. Abstract

Oelsner G, Bider D, Goldenberg M, et al. Long-term follow-up of the twisted ischemic adnexa managed by detorsion. Fertil Steril. 1993 Dec;60(6):976-9. Abstract

Descargues G, Tinlot-Mauger F, Gravier A, et al. Adnexal torsion: a report on forty-five cases. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2001 Sep;98(1):91-6. Abstract

Reference articles

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24. Bar-On S, Mashiach R, Stockheim D, et al. Emergency laparoscopy for suspected ovarian torsion: are we too hasty to operate? Fertil Steril. 2010 Apr;93(6):2012-5. Abstract

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30. Rousseau V, Massicot R, Darwish AA, et al. Emergency management and conservative surgery of ovarian torsion in children: a report of 40 cases. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2008 Aug;21(4):201-6. Abstract

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35. Albayram F, Hamper UM. Ovarian and adnexal torsion: spectrum of sonographic findings with pathologic correlation. J Ultrasound Med. 2001 Oct;20(10):1083-9. Abstract

36. Breech LL, Hillard PJ. Adnexal torsion in pediatric and adolescent girls. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;17(5):483-9. Abstract

37. Shadinger LL, Andreotti RF, Kurian RL. Preoperative sonographic and clinical characteristics as predictors of ovarian torsion. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Jan;27(1):7-13. Abstract

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39. Pena JE, Ufberg D, Cooney N, et al. Usefulness of Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of ovarian torsion. Fertil Steril. 2000 May;73(5):1047-50. Abstract

40. Gordon JD, Hopkins KL, Jeffrey RB, et al. Adnexal torsion: color Doppler diagnosis and laparoscopic treatment. Fertil Steril. 1994 Feb;61(2):383-5. Abstract

41. Fleischer AC. Ultrasound imaging-2000: assessment of utero-ovarian blood flow with transvaginal color Doppler sonography: potential clinical applications in infertility. Fertil Steril. 1991 Apr;55(4):684-91. Abstract

42. Ben-Ami M, Perlitz Y, Haddad S. The effectiveness of spectral and color Doppler in predicting ovarian torsion: a prospective study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2002 Aug 5;104(1):64-6. Abstract

43. Yaman C, Ebner T, Jesacher K. Three-dimensional power Doppler in the diagnosis of ovarian torsion. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Nov;20(5):513-5.Full text  Abstract

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45. Kimura I, Togashi K, Kawakami S, et al. Ovarian torsion: CT and MR imaging appearances. Radiology. 1994 Feb;190(2):337-41. Abstract

46. Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung SE, et al. CT and MR imaging features of adnexal torsion. Radiographics. 2002 Mar-Apr;22(2):283-94.Full text  Abstract

47. Wang JH, Wu DH, Jin H, et al. Predominant etiology of adnexal torsion and ovarian outcome after detorsion in premenarchal girls. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Sep;20(5):298-301. Abstract

48. Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, et al. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: a systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul;53(7):1387-91. Abstract

49. Yasa C, Dural O, Bastu E, et al. Impact of laparoscopic ovarian detorsion on ovarian reserve. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2017 Feb;43(2):298-302. Abstract

50. Geimanaite L, Trainavicius K. Ovarian torsion in children: management and outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Sep;48(9):1946-53. Abstract

51. Mashiach S, Bider D, Moran O, et al. Adnexal torsion of hyperstimulated ovaries in pregnancies after gonadotropin therapy. Fertil Steril. 1990 Jan;53(1):76-80. Abstract

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53. McGovern PG, Noah R, Koenigsberg R, et al. Adnexal torsion and pulmonary embolism: case report and review of the literature. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1999 Sep;54(9):601-8. Abstract

54. Gorkemli H, Camus M, Clasen K. Adnexal torsion after gonadotropin ovulation induction for IVF or ICSE and its conservative treatment. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2002 Nov;267(1):4-6. Abstract

55. Ben-Rafael Z, Bider D, Mashiach S. Laparoscopic unwinding of twisted ischemic hemorrhagic adnexum after in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril. 1990 Mar;53(3):569-71. Abstract

56. Oelsner G, Bider D, Goldenberg M, et al. Long-term follow-up of the twisted ischemic adnexa managed by detorsion. Fertil Steril. 1993 Dec;60(6):976-9. Abstract

57. Oelsner G, Cohen SB, Soriano D, et al. Minimal surgery for the twisted ischaemic adnexa can preserve ovarian function. Hum Reprod. 2003 Dec;18(12):2599-602.Full text  Abstract

58. Cohen SB, Wattiez A, Seidman DS, et al. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for detorsion and sparing of twisted ischemic adnexa. JSLS. 2003 Oct-Dec;7(4):295-9. Abstract

59. Smorgick N, Melcer Y, Sarig-Meth T, et al. High risk of recurrent torsion in premenarchal girls with torsion of normal adnexa. Fertil Steril. 2016 Jun;105(6):1561-5.e3. Abstract

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62. Pryor RA, Wiczyk HP, O'Shea DL. Adnexal infarction after conservative surgical management of torsion of a hyperstimulated ovary. Fertil Steril. 1995 Jun;63(6):1344-6. Abstract

63. Levy T, Dicker D, Shalev J, et al. Laparoscopic unwinding of hyperstimulated ischaemic ovaries during the second trimester of pregnancy. Hum Reprod. 1995 Jun;10(6):1478-80. Abstract

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69. Nur Azurah AG, Zainol ZW, Zainuddin AA, et al. Update on the management of ovarian torsion in children and adolescents. World J Pediatr. 2015 Feb;11(1):35-40. Abstract

70. Descargues G, Tinlot-Mauger F, Gravier A, et al. Adnexal torsion: a report on forty-five cases. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2001 Sep;98(1):91-6. Abstract

71. Shalev E, Mann S, Romano S, et al. Laparoscopic detorsion of adnexa in childhood: a case report. J Pediatr Surg. 1991 Oct;26(10):1193-4. Abstract

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