Torsion of the fallopian tube is not an exceedingly rare condition. Since the first report of a case by Bland-Sutton1 in 1890, followed by one by Delbet2 in 1892, there have appeared reports of many cases in which the torsion was due to various pathologic conditions of the adnexa (pyosalpinx, hydrosalpinx, hematosalpinx and tumor). In many cases torsion of the tube was associated with torsion of the corresponding ovary. Anspach,3 who reviewed the literature in 1912, collected reports of eighty-five cases of torsion of the diseased tube. In most cases the tube was transformed into a cystic tumor, thus creating conditions that favor its twisting around the pedicle. Eastman4 in 1927 reviewed the literature on torsion of hydrosalpinx. This kind of torsion of the pathologic tube is referred to in the German literature as Tubenstieldrehung in contrast to Tubentorsion, which means torsion of the previously normal