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Ovarian torsion

MedGen UID:
472891
Concept ID:
C0149952
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Ovarian Torsion; Ovarian Torsions; Torsion, Ovarian; Torsions, Ovarian
SNOMED CT: Torsion of ovary (13595002); Ovarian torsion (13595002)
 
HPO: HP:0034503

Definition

Ovarian torsion is a twisting of the ligaments that support the adnexa, cutting off the blood flow to the ovary. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wheeler V, Umstead B, Chadwick C
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Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2009 Oct;23(5):711-24. Epub 2009 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.02.001. PMID: 19299205

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bridwell RE, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jun;56:145-150. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.03.046. PMID: 35397355
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J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1387-1391. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.053. PMID: 29153467
Bottomley C, Bourne T
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2009 Oct;23(5):711-24. Epub 2009 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.02.001. PMID: 19299205
Cass DL
Semin Pediatr Surg 2005 May;14(2):86-92. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.01.003. PMID: 15846564

Diagnosis

Bridwell RE, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jun;56:145-150. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.03.046. PMID: 35397355
Murali N, El Hayek SM
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2021 Nov;39(4):839-850. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.07.003. PMID: 34600641Free PMC Article
Halsey-Nichols M, McCoin N
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2021 Nov;39(4):703-717. Epub 2021 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.07.005. PMID: 34600632
Adeyemi-Fowode O, McCracken KA, Todd NJ
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018 Aug;31(4):333-338. Epub 2018 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.03.010. PMID: 29653167
Rivera Domínguez A, Mora Jurado A, García de la Oliva A, de Araujo Martins-Romeo D, Cueto Álvarez L
Radiologia 2017 Mar-Apr;59(2):115-127. Epub 2016 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2016.09.010. PMID: 27979433

Therapy

Hilbert SM, Gunderson S
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 May;37(2):239-249. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.01.005. PMID: 30940369
Santos-Ribeiro S, Mackens S, Racca A, Blockeel C
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Feb;33(1):9-19. Epub 2018 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2018.10.006. PMID: 30473208
Lai CWS, Shek NWM
Obstet Gynecol 2016 Apr;127(4):740-743. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001337. PMID: 26959203
Schwartz N, Timor-Tritsch IE, Wang E
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2009 Dec;52(4):570-85. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181bea9d7. PMID: 20393410
Guirgis RR, al Shawaf T, Craft I
Hum Reprod 1992 Aug;7(7):967-9. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137780. PMID: 1430137

Prognosis

Zhu TW, Li XL
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2024 Aug;79(8):484-492. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000001295. PMID: 39136639
Chmel Roman Jr, Chubanovová Nikoleta, Kelčík Roland, Nováčková Marta
Ceska Gynekol 2023;88(2):120-125. doi: 10.48095/cccg2023120. PMID: 37130738
Santos-Ribeiro S, Mackens S, Racca A, Blockeel C
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Feb;33(1):9-19. Epub 2018 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2018.10.006. PMID: 30473208
Ssi-Yan-Kai G, Rivain AL, Trichot C, Morcelet MC, Prevot S, Deffieux X, De Laveaucoupet J
Emerg Radiol 2018 Feb;25(1):51-59. Epub 2017 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s10140-017-1549-8. PMID: 28884300
Källén B
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2008 Jun;22(3):549-58. Epub 2008 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.02.001. PMID: 18400561

Clinical prediction guides

Shen L, Tse JR, Negrete LM, Flory MN, Yoon L, Kamaya A
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2022 Oct;47(10):3583-3593. Epub 2022 Jul 9 doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03601-6. PMID: 35809127
Patel MD, Young SW, Dahiya N
Radiol Clin North Am 2019 May;57(3):601-616. Epub 2019 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.01.010. PMID: 30928080
Sanchez TR, Corwin MT, Davoodian A, Stein-Wexler R
J Ultrasound Med 2016 Mar;35(3):627-35. Epub 2016 Feb 18 doi: 10.7863/ultra.15.04047. PMID: 26892821
Rey-Bellet Gasser C, Gehri M, Joseph JM, Pauchard JY
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Apr;32(4):256-61. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000621. PMID: 26855342
Bharathan R, Ramsawak L, Kelly A
J Obstet Gynaecol 2012 Oct;32(7):683-6. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2012.698331. PMID: 22943718

Recent systematic reviews

Garde I, Paredes C, Ventura L, Pascual MA, Ajossa S, Guerriero S, Vara J, Linares M, Alcázar JL
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Mar;61(3):310-324. Epub 2023 Feb 11 doi: 10.1002/uog.24976. PMID: 35751902
Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1387-1391. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.053. PMID: 29153467
Tyraskis A, Bakalis S, David AL, Eaton S, De Coppi P
Prenat Diagn 2017 Oct;37(10):951-958. doi: 10.1002/pd.5143. PMID: 28886226
Raicevic M, Saxena AK
World J Pediatr 2017 Oct;13(5):416-420. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0052-3. PMID: 28646432
Rey-Bellet Gasser C, Gehri M, Joseph JM, Pauchard JY
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Apr;32(4):256-61. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000621. PMID: 26855342

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