Torsion of the paratubal cyst in an adolescent female: A case report.

Cha, Sang Heon; Lee, Jeong Jae; Lee, Dong Hwan; Hwang, In Chul; Han, Hyo Sang; Choi, Gyu Yeon; Lee, Im Soon

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(6):676-680.
Published online June 1, 2009.

Torsion of the paratubal cyst in an adolescent female: A case report.

Sang Heon Cha, Jeong Jae Lee, Dong Hwan Lee, In Chul Hwang, Hyo Sang Han, Gyu Yeon Choi, Im Soon Lee

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. jjlee@hosp.sch.ac.kr
²Department of Pediatric, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Torsion of the paratubal cyst is a rare but significant cause of acute or recurrent lower abdominal pain in adolescent females that is difficult to recognize preoperatively. Early diagnosis is very important in adolescent because of the risk of decreased fertility if it is not treated at an early stage. We report a case of torsion of the paratubal cyst that has resulted in hemorrhagic infarction of the paratubal cyst and fallopian tube in an adolescent female with brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Paratubal Cyst, Torsion, Adolescent