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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol ; 56(6): 934-943, 2020 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31975482

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical and ultrasound characteristics of adnexal torsion. METHODS: This was a retrospective study. From the operative records of the eight participating gynecological ultrasound centers, we identified patients with a surgically confirmed diagnosis of adnexal torsion, defined as surgical evidence of ovarian pedicle, paraovarian cyst and/or Fallopian tube twisted on its own axis, who had undergone preoperative ultrasound examination by an experienced examiner, between 2008 and 2018. Only cases with at least two available ultrasound images and/or videoclips (one grayscale and one with Doppler evaluation) were included. Clinical, ultrasound, surgical and histological information was retrieved from each patient's medical record and entered into an Excel file by the principal investigator at each center. In addition, two authors reviewed all available ultrasound images and videoclips of the twisted adnexa, with regard to the presence of four predefined ultrasound features reported to be characteristic of adnexal torsion: (1) ovarian stromal edema with or without peripherally displaced antral follicles, (2) the follicular ring sign, (3) the whirlpool sign and (4) absence of vascularization in the twisted organ. RESULTS: A total of 315 cases of adnexal torsion were identified. The median age of the patients was 30 (range, 1-88) years. Most patients were premenopausal (284/314; 90.4%) and presented with acute or subacute pelvic pain (305/315; 96.8%). The surgical approach was laparoscopic in 239/312 (76.6%) patients and conservative surgery (untwisting with or without excision of a lesion) was performed in 149/315 (47.3%) cases. According to the original ultrasound reports, the median largest diameter of the twisted organ was 83 (range, 30-349) mm. Free fluid in the pouch of Douglas was detected in 196/275 (71.3%) patients. Ovarian stromal edema with or without peripherally displaced antral follicles was reported in the original ultrasound report in 167/241 (69.3%) patients, the whirlpool sign in 178/226 (78.8%) patients, absent color Doppler signals in the twisted organ in 119/269 (44.2%) patients and the follicular ring sign in 51/134 (38.1%) patients. On retrospective review of images and videoclips, ovarian stromal edema with or without peripherally displaced antral follicles (201/254; 79.1%) and the whirlpool sign (139/153; 90.8%) were the most commonly detected features of adnexal torsion. CONCLUSION: Most patients with surgically confirmed adnexal torsion are of reproductive age and present with acute or subacute pain. Common ultrasound signs are an enlarged adnexa, the whirlpool sign, ovarian stromal edema with or without peripherally displaced antral follicles and free fluid in the pelvis. The follicular ring sign and absence of Doppler signals in the twisted organ are slightly less common signs. Recognizing ultrasound signs of adnexal torsion is important so that the correct treatment, i.e. surgery without delay, can be offered. Copyright © 2020 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.


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Adnexa Uteri/diagnostic imaging , Ovarian Torsion/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography, Doppler/statistics & numerical data , Adnexa Uteri/abnormalities , Adnexa Uteri/pathology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Ovarian Torsion/pathology , Pelvic Pain/diagnostic imaging , Pelvic Pain/etiology , Pelvic Pain/pathology , Retrospective Studies , Ultrasonography, Doppler/methods , Urogenital Abnormalities/complications , Urogenital Abnormalities/diagnostic imaging , Urogenital Abnormalities/pathology , Uterus/abnormalities , Uterus/diagnostic imaging , Uterus/pathology
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J Clin Ultrasound ; 17(9): 653-5, 1989.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2514200

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An echo-poor band of fat is seen between the anterior surface of the left lobe of the liver and the anterior abdominal wall in 25% of patients undergoing an abdominal scan. A similar appearance can be seen in an anterior subphrenic abscess. Normally, with respiration the liver can be seen to slide deeply to this fat band. If the band is due to subphrenic abscess, there is a differential movement due to fixation of the anterior part of the liver. This feature was seen in 4 patients proven to have subphrenic abscesses. This real-time sign is helpful in differentiating if the band is due to fat or to subphrenic abscess.


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Abdomen , Adipose Tissue/pathology , Subphrenic Abscess/diagnosis , Ultrasonography , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Middle Aged
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