Torsion of a uterine leiomyoma

Abstract

Objective: To report a case of torsion of a pedunculated uterine leiomyoma.

Case report: A 38-year-old female virgin presented at the emergency department with complaints of severe lower abdominal pain on November 30, 2005. A transabdominal sonogram revealed multiple uterine masses, including a pedunculated mass. With a preoperative diagnosis of torsion of a pedunculated subserosal leiomyoma, the patient underwent an abdominal myomectomy. On gross inspection, the resected myoma was ischemic, and both focal hemorrhage and necrosis were noted in the pathology report.

Conclusion: Torsion of a pedunculated uterine myoma is rare but represents a surgical emergency to improve symptoms and avoid consumptive coagulopathy.