@misc{cogprints8901,
volume = {11},
number = {2(13)},
month = {July},
author = {PN Shakuntala and SR Rao and M Poornima and VV Padmalatha},
editor = {Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya},
title = {A Rare Case of Isolated torsion of Haematosalphinx Presenting as Acute Abdomen During Pregnancy},
publisher = {Kakkilaya BS},
year = {2012},
journal = {Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences},
keywords = {Fallopian tube torsion; Acute abdomen; Pregnancy; Salpingectomy},
url = {http://cogprints.org/8901/},
abstract = {Isolated fallopian tubal torsion is a rare non obstetric cause for pain abdomen during pregnancy.We report a case of a 34 year old second gravida who presented with history of amennorrhoe of 7 months, colicky pain in the left iliac fossa , with 2 episodes of vomiting. A Trans vaginal scan revealed a left ovarian cyst. An emergency laparotomy was performed for suspected torsion or haemorrhage into an ovarian cyst. Surprisingly ovaries were normal and a congested and necrotic left tubal torsion with a tubal collection (haematosalphinx) was identified and a salpingectomy was then performed. The differential diagnosis is discussed and the literature is reviewed as it is a very rare clinical entity.}
}