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Case Reports
. 2011 Aug 24:2011:bcr0520114183.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.05.2011.4183.

Isolated fallopian tube torsion: an unusual cause of acute abdominal pain

Shabana Ashraf Bora  1 , Raj Kanapathippillai, May Backos
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Case Reports

Isolated fallopian tube torsion: an unusual cause of acute abdominal pain

Shabana Ashraf Bora et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

The authors report a rare, unusual case of an isolated fallopian tube torsion in a young woman presenting with acute lower abdominal pain and a negative pregnancy test. The patient who initially presented with clinical and biochemical features suggestive of acute appendicitis was found to have a large necrotic pelvic mass at laparoscopy, discovered to be a torted fallopian tube with no ipsilateral ovarian involvement. The patient had a laparoscopic removal of the necrotic tube and recovered well postoperatively.

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Competing interests None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Necrotic mass seen in pelvis during laparoscopy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Contralateral normal left tube and ovary.
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