Auto-amputation of the adnexa in an adult: A rare entity and review of the literature

Tas I., Culcu S., Duzkoylu Y., Eryilmaz S., Zeren S., YilmazI D.

Surgical Chronicles, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.110-111, 2015 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: Surgical Chronicles
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.110-111
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adnexial auto-amputation, Ovarian torsion, Tubo-ovarian remnant
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Adnexal torsion in one of the most common etiologic factors of acute abdominal pain, especially in adolescent females. Autoamputation of the adnexa is a rare and serious complication of torsion, resulting from devascularization, followed by detachment. This entity can be encountered incidentally during an emergent operation for acute appendicitis. Here, we aimed to present a 37-year-old case with adnexal autoamputation, which is reported to be very rare in literature.