Carvalho Jesus Paula, Diegoli Mara Solange, Carvalho Filomena Marino, Diegoli Carlos Alberto
Pathology Division, Gynecologic Emergency Service, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 2004 Jun;59(3):128-30. doi: 10.1590/s0041-87812004000300006. Epub 2004 Jul 28.
Adnexal torsion may occur in girls and adolescents. Often it is associated with ovarian diseases resulting in ovarian enlargement. Adnexal torsion may involve the ovary, fallopian tube or both, and the main symptom is acute pelvic pain. An 8-year-old girl complaining of acute pelvic and abdominal pain, who was previously diagnosed with precocious puberty and who received treatment with a GnRH analog, is reported. Ultrasound demonstrated a normal-sized uterus and bilaterally enlarged ovaries with multiple internal cysts. At laparotomy, we found a complete torsion in the right adnexa. The histological examination revealed massive edema associated with multiple antral follicles and reduction of the follicular reserve.