Isolated torsion of the hydrosalpinx after hysterectomy: A case report.

Lee, Ji Yeon; Shin, Seung Ho; Ha, Joong Gyu; Choi, Songkwon; Lee, Seungkoo; Na, Sung Hoon; Lee, Hyang Ah; Lee, Dong Heon; Hwang, Jong Yun

doi:2010.53.11.1028

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010;53(11):1028-1032.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.11.1028 Published online November 1, 2010.

Isolated torsion of the hydrosalpinx after hysterectomy: A case report.

Ji Yeon Lee, Seung Ho Shin, Joong Gyu Ha, Songkwon Choi, Seungkoo Lee, Sung Hoon Na, Hyang Ah Lee, Dong Heon Lee, Jong Yun Hwang

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. rapidhwang@kangwon.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.

Abstract

Isolated tubal torsion is a rare disease that causes acute lower abdominal pain. In most of cases, the ovary and the fallopian tube are together twisted due to an ovarian tumor, but the fallopian tube alone is rarely twisted. Tubal torsion mainly occurs in fertile women, and it rarely occurs prior to menarche and during menopause. We experienced a case where isolated tubal torsion occurred in a perimenopausal female with total abdominal hysterectomy, while the findings showed a normal ovary. We report this case with a brief review of related literature.

Key Words: Isolated tubal torsion, Hydrosalpinx, Total abdominal hysterectomy