VOLVULUS OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBE

Abstract
Volvulus of the fallopian tube is a rather infrequent and interesting condition. A survey of the literature for the last twenty-five years reveals that while torsion of the fallopian tube is not a medical curiosity, it is exceedingly rare and only infrequently reported. Smith and Butler1thoroughly reviewed the literature up to 1921, and report a case of their own occurring in a girl 9 years of age. They classify the different types of adnexal disease into two main divisions: Those occurring in pathologic adnexa. Those occurring in normal adnexa. These are further subdivided as follows: Pathologic Adnexa. Torsion of ovarian tumors. Before puberty. After puberty. In the nonpregnant state. During pregnancy and the puerperium. Torsion of tubal tumors, including hydrosalpinx, hematosalpinx, and pyosalpinx. Normal Adnexa. Within the abdomen. In the nonpregnant state. During pregnancy. Within a hernial sac (not simple strangulation). Torsion of the uterine adnexa is