Adnexal Torsion: Review of Radiologic Appearances. 2021

M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
From the Department of Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, England (M.T.D., M.N., N.B., S.A.S., A.G.R., V.R.S.); and Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, England (N.B., A.G.R.).

Adnexal torsion is the twisting of the ovary, and often of the fallopian tube, on its ligamental supports, resulting in vascular compromise and ovarian infarction. The definitive management is surgical detorsion, and prompt diagnosis facilitates preservation of the ovary, which is particularly important because this condition predominantly affects premenopausal women. The majority of patients present with severe acute pain, vomiting, and a surgical abdomen, and the diagnosis is often made clinically with corroborative US. However, the symptoms of adnexal torsion can be variable and nonspecific, making an early diagnosis challenging unless this condition is clinically suspected. When adnexal torsion is not clinically suspected, CT or MRI may be performed. Imaging has an important role in identifying adnexal torsion and accelerating definitive treatment, particularly in cases in which the diagnosis is not an early consideration. Several imaging features are characteristic of adnexal torsion and can be seen to varying degrees across different modalities: a massive, edematous ovary migrated to the midline; peripherally displaced ovarian follicles resembling a string of pearls; a benign ovarian lesion acting as a lead mass; surrounding inflammatory change or free fluid; and the uterus pulled toward the side of the affected ovary. Hemorrhage and absence of internal flow or enhancement are suggestive of ovarian infarction. Pertinent conditions to consider in the differential diagnosis are a ruptured hemorrhagic ovarian cyst, massive ovarian edema, ovarian hyperstimulation, and a degenerating leiomyoma. Online supplemental material is available for this article. ©RSNA, 2021.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D010048 Ovarian Cysts General term for CYSTS and cystic diseases of the OVARY. Corpus Luteum Cyst,Corpus Luteum Cysts,Cyst, Corpus Luteum,Cyst, Ovarian,Cysts, Corpus Luteum,Cysts, Ovarian,Ovarian Cyst
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000082843 Ovarian Torsion A condition that occurs when an ovary twists around the ligaments that hold it in place. This twisting can cut off blood flow. It usually affects only one ovary. Adnexal Torsion,Adnexal Torsions,Ovarian Torsions,Torsion, Adnexal,Torsion, Ovarian,Torsions, Adnexal,Torsions, Ovarian
D000291 Adnexal Diseases Diseases of the uterine appendages (ADNEXA UTERI) including diseases involving the OVARY, the FALLOPIAN TUBES, and ligaments of the uterus (BROAD LIGAMENT; ROUND LIGAMENT). Adnexal Disease,Disease, Adnexal,Diseases, Adnexal
D014102 Torsion Abnormality An abnormal twisting or rotation of a bodily part or member on its axis. Abnormality, Torsion,Abnormalities, Torsion,Torsion Abnormalities

Related Publications

M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
May 2010, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
January 2014, Journal of minimally invasive gynecology,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
May 2012, Clinical radiology,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
August 2018, Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
June 2018, CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
May 1999, The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
September 2006, Clinical obstetrics and gynecology,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
June 1985, American journal of obstetrics and gynecology,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
February 1999, The Journal of reproductive medicine,
M Taufiq Dawood, and Mitesh Naik, and Nishat Bharwani, and Siham A Sudderuddin, and Andrea G Rockall, and Victoria R Stewart
January 2018, The Journal of emergency medicine,
Copied contents to your clipboard!