Adnexal Torsion of a 23w4d Twin Pregnant Woman

Gynaecology Does this woman have adnexal torsion ?

Cyrille Huchon1,2,3,*, Pierre Panel4, Gilles Kayem2,5, Thomas Schmitz3,6, Thuy Nguyen7, and Arnaud Fauconnier1,2 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, CHI Poissy Saint-Germain en Laye, Poissy, France University VersaillesSaint Quentin en Yvelines, Versailles, France INSERM, UMR S953, Epidemiological Research Unit on Perinatal Health and Women’s and Children’s Health, Hôpital Cochin, F-75014 ...

Laparoscopic management of adnexal torsion in a twin, in vitro fertilization pregnancy at 23 weeks

Maternal adnexal torsion in pregnancy, with a reported incidence of 1-10 per 10,000 spontaneous pregnancies, is very uncommon. Since it has been described as a severe complication after controlled ovarian hyper-stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF), it is more common in IVF pregnancies. This condition mainly occurs in the first trimester; it is rare during the late second trimester. Cons...

A Pregnant Woman with Factor V Deficiency

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum D-Dimer Levels in Pregnant Women with Adnexal Torsion

We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of serum D-dimer levels in pregnant women with adnexal torsion (AT). The pregnant women with ovarian cysts who suffered from pelvic pain were divided into two groups; the first group consisted of the cases with surgically proven as AT (n = 17) and the second group consisted of the cases whose pain were resolved in the course of follow-up period witho...

Perioperative radiation exposure in a pregnant woman

The perioperative imaging of a pregnant woman presents a unique challenge to orthopaedics surgeon as concern about the radiation risk to the embryo or fetus. This article highlights effect of radiation exposure on foetus.I would like to discuss about the amount of radiation exposure in a pregnant woman during fluoroscopic guided closed femoral Interlock nailing as radiation has significant...