Treatment of Twisted Ischemic Adnexa by Simple Detorsion

Abstract

To the Editor: It is generally agreed that torsion and ischemia of adnexa will require treatment by adnexectomy.¹ Since torsion of the adnexa in female patients usually occurs at or before the age of reproduction,² we conducted a study to determine whether twisted adnexa with ischemic changes could be salvaged safely by detorsion.In our series, 19 female patients between the ages of 2 1/2 and 35 years underwent emergency surgery for torsion of normal adnexa (2 girls in premenarche, 2 women in the 7th and 23rd weeks of pregnancy, 3 women with ovarian hyperstimulation, and 12 other patients). All . . .