Open AccessLaparoscopic Treatment of Isolated Salpingeal Torsion in Children: Case Series and a 20-Year Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Fady Gaied,
Sherif Emil,
Andrea Lo,
Robert Baird,
JeanMartin Laberge
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of laparoendoscopic and advanced surgical techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.588
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1557-9034
pISSN - 1092-6429
DOI - 10.1089/lap.2011.0530
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , series (stratigraphy) , torsion (gastropod) , general surgery , biology , paleontology
Isolated torsion of the Fallopian tube, without ovarian torsion, is a rare cause of lower abdominal pain. We report our experience with 4 recent cases, along with data from a 20-year review of the pediatric literature.
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