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Four cases of isolated fallopian tube torsion successfully treated with laparoscopic surgery:A case series.

Riho Yazawa, Hiroyuki Yazawa, Kazuki Anjyo, Akari Inazuki

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  • Riho Yazawa

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Red Cross Hospital

  • Hiroyuki Yazawa

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Red Cross Hospital

  • Kazuki Anjyo

    Junior Resident, Fukushima Red Cross Hospital

  • Akari Inazuki

    Junior Resident, Fukushima Red Cross Hospital

Abstract

We report four cases of isolated fallopian tube torsion (IFTT) successfully treated with laparoscopic surgery over the past 10 years.


Two young women (each 19 years old) were IFTT with paraovarian cyst (POC) and tubal preservation was possible with detorsion and cystectomy. The other two patients (a 41-year-old woman with hydrosalpinx and a 50-year-old woman with hematosalpinx) underwent salpingectomy and adnexectomy, respectively, because there was no desire for tubal preservation. One patient had emergency surgery due to severe abdominal pain, one had semi-emergency surgery due to mild abdominal pain, and the other two were diagnosed during scheduled surgery without symptoms.


Although IFTT was considered a very rare disease, our case series and recent reports suggest that it may have been underestimated, as it accounts for approximately 10% of adnexal torsion cases. Preoperative diagnosis of IFTT may be more difficult than for adnexal torsion because of its infrequency and nonspecific, vague clinical symptoms.　Since the prevalent age for this disease is young, as in our first 2 patients, early surgical intervention to preserve the fallopian tubes should be chosen when necessary, and it seems to be important for gynecologists to be aware of this disease for earlier diagnosis and appropriate surgical intervention.

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