Acute abdomen in early pregnancy due to ovarian torsion following successful in vitro fertilization treatment

• Main Authors: Hsing-Chun Tsai (Author), Tian-Ni Kuo (Author), Ming-Ting Chung (Author), Mike Y.S. Lin (Author), Chieh-Yi Kang (Author), Yung-Chieh Tsai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Ovarian torsion is an acute abdomen requiring prompt intervention. Ovarian torsion seldom occurs during pregnancy. However, with in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, ovarian hyperstimulation may increase the size of the ovaries and result in the occurrence of adnexal torsion. Here, we...