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November 1977, Vol 131, No. 11 >
Article | November 1977

Torsion of the Fallopian Tube in a Premenarcheal Female Patient FREE

W. STEPHEN BARNES; JOHN C. SCHANTZ, MD; STEPHEN J. SHOCHAT, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1977;131(11):1297-1298. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1977.02120240115026.
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Torsion of the fallopian tube is a rare occurrence, only 300 cases having been reported since 1890.1 The majority of cases occur in postmenarcheal female patients and are associated with pregnancy, hydrosalpinx, ovarian and parovarian cysts, and other alterations in adnexal anatomy.2 Torsion of the normal fallopian tube in a premenarcheal female patient is extremely uncommon, and only five cases have been previously reported.3 The following describes a recent case of tubal torsion in a premenarcheal girl in whom surgery was performed at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of the Pennsylvania State University.

Report of a Case.—An 11-year-old girl was seen at a local hospital after suffering a sudden onset of crampy lower abdominal pain that radiated down the right thigh to the knee. She was treated symptomatically and sent home. During that night, she had intermittent abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting. She

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Sutton JB:  Salpingitis and some of its effects . Lancet 2:1146-1148, 1206-1209, 1890;.
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Provost RW:  Torsion of the normal fallopian tube . Obstet Gynecol 1:80-82, 1972;.
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Sherman R, Greenwald JC:  Torsion of undiseased fallopian tube in premenarcheal female . NY State J Med 67:1900-1902, 1967;.
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Monaghan JM:  Torsion of the isolated fallopian tube . Br J Surg 1:70-72, 1973;.
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Woodruff JD, Pauerstein CJ: The Fallopian Tube, Structure, Function, Pathology, Management . Baltimore, The Williams & Wilkins Co, 1969;, pp 254-261.
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Bahary CM, Eckerling B:  Torsion of previously normal fallopian tube and ovary in adolescent girls . Gynaecologia 161:16-20, 1966;.
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Blair CR:  Torsion of the fallopian tube . Surg Gynecol Obstet 114:727-730, 1962;.
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Braunstein PW, Ryan BJ, McCormick RC:  Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube . NY State J Med 61:1268-1273, 1961;.

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1 +
Sutton JB:  Salpingitis and some of its effects . Lancet 2:1146-1148, 1206-1209, 1890;.
Link to Article
2 +
Provost RW:  Torsion of the normal fallopian tube . Obstet Gynecol 1:80-82, 1972;.
3 +
Sherman R, Greenwald JC:  Torsion of undiseased fallopian tube in premenarcheal female . NY State J Med 67:1900-1902, 1967;.
4 +
Monaghan JM:  Torsion of the isolated fallopian tube . Br J Surg 1:70-72, 1973;.
Link to Article
5 +
Woodruff JD, Pauerstein CJ: The Fallopian Tube, Structure, Function, Pathology, Management . Baltimore, The Williams & Wilkins Co, 1969;, pp 254-261.
6 +
Bahary CM, Eckerling B:  Torsion of previously normal fallopian tube and ovary in adolescent girls . Gynaecologia 161:16-20, 1966;.
7 +
Blair CR:  Torsion of the fallopian tube . Surg Gynecol Obstet 114:727-730, 1962;.
8 +
Braunstein PW, Ryan BJ, McCormick RC:  Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube . NY State J Med 61:1268-1273, 1961;.

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