Adnexal Torsion with Dystrophic Calcifications in an Adolescent: A Chronic Entity?

• Main Authors: Pinar Solmaz Hasdemir (Author), Fatma Eskicioglu (Author), Gokhan Pekindil (Author), Ali Riza Kandiloglu (Author), Tevfik Guvenal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intermittent pelvic pain caused by ovarian cysts in adolescence may be due to torsion or partial torsion of the ovary. We present a case of 18-year old adolescent with symptomatic left ovarian torsion with calcifications demonstrated by pelvic MRI and ultrasonography prior to surgery. The pathologic...