A Twisted Cause of Pelvic Pain

A 19-year-old woman presents with severe Abdominal pain. Explore a rare but critical gynecological emergency that mimics other common diagnoses.

Fallopian tube torsion


A 19-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain that had started 9 hours earlier. Rebound tenderness was present in the suprapubic and left iliac fossa regions on physical examination. A urine test for beta human chorionic gonadotropin was negative. A diagnostic laparoscopy was performed. What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Ovarian torsion
Paraovarian cyst torsion
Fallopian tube torsion
Broad ligament torsion
Uterine torsion

Acute Abdomen, Fallopian tube torsion, Gynecological Emergency, Laparoscopy, Pelvic Pain

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