منابع مشابه
A review of ovary torsion
Ovarian torsion is a rare but emergency condition in women. Early diagnosis is necessary to preserve the function of the ovaries and tubes and prevent severe morbidity. Ovarian torsion refers to complete or partial rotation of the adnexal supporting organ with ischemia. It can affect females of all ages. Ovarian torsion occurs in around 2%-15% of patients who have surgical treatment of adnexal ...
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The sonographic and clinical findings of 13 patients with surgically proven ovarian torsion are reported. Sonography demonstrated an abnormal pelvic mass in all patients. The appearance was nonspecific, ranging from solid to cystic, but frequently reflected the commonly associated ovarian pathology present in 69% of patients. The mass was large (mean diameter: 8 cm) and frequently midline (8/13...
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The aim of this study was to identify clinical signs and symptoms of ovarian torsion (OT) in children and to develop a simple predictive score.A chart review of patients with acute adnexal pathologies treated at the University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland, between March 2006 and June 2015 was performed. Medical records were screened for demographic and clinical data. These included cl...
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Ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in inguinal hernia and in the evaluation of the contents of the hernia sac. This report presents a case in which ultrasound revealed a herniated ectopic ovary, complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle, in the right labia majora. We also present a brief discussion of ovarian hernia, its potential complications, and the treatments available.
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Torsion of the ovary is uncommon in childhood and usually occurs as a complication of ovarian tumour (Higgins, 1950). Such tumours are rare in this age group (Fraser, 1926) and it was previously thought that most of them were malignant (Lyttle, 1940). Lanman, writing in 1929, could report only five cases among 12,260 children seen in the surgical service of the Children's Hospital at Boston, Ma...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pondicherry Journal of Nursing
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2279-0144
DOI: 10.5005/pjn-8-1-11