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Abnormality, Torsion

MedGen UID:
408333
•Concept ID:
C1956418
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Abnormalities, Torsion; Torsion Abnormalities; Torsion Abnormality

Definition

An abnormal twisting or rotation of a bodily part or member on its axis. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality, Torsion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Preoperative CT image-based assessment for estimating risk of ovarian torsion in women with ovarian lesions and pelvic pain.
Hwang JA, Shin HC, Kim SS, Heo NH, Choi SY, Lee JE, Lee S
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Mar;46(3):1137-1147. Epub 2020 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02761-7. PMID: 32935259

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pediatric Ovarian Torsion: Should You Go With the Flow?
Sims MJ, Price AB, Hirsig LE, Collins HR, Hill JG, Titus MO
Pediatr Emerg Care 2022 Jun 1;38(6):e1332-e1335. Epub 2022 Feb 28 doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002679. PMID: 35639437
High risk and low prevalence diseases: Ovarian torsion.
Bridwell RE, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jun;56:145-150. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.03.046. PMID: 35397355
The Crankshaft Phenomenon.
Murphy RF, Mooney JF 3rd
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Sep;25(9):e185-e193. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00584. PMID: 28837459
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114
Diagnosis and management of ovarian cyst accidents.
Bottomley C, Bourne T
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2009 Oct;23(5):711-24. Epub 2009 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.02.001. PMID: 19299205

Diagnosis

Adnexal torsion: a review of diagnosis and management strategies.
Chang-Patel EJ, Palacios-Helgeson LK, Gould CH
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2022 Aug 1;34(4):196-203. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000787. PMID: 35895961
High risk and low prevalence diseases: Ovarian torsion.
Bridwell RE, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jun;56:145-150. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.03.046. PMID: 35397355
Ovarian torsion: diagnosis, surgery, and fertility preservation in the pediatric population.
Tielli A, Scala A, Alison M, Vo Chieu VD, Farkas N, Titomanlio L, Lenglart L
Eur J Pediatr 2022 Apr;181(4):1405-1411. Epub 2022 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04352-0. PMID: 35094159
Torsion in the Gravid and Nongravid Uterus: A Review of the Literature of an Uncommon Diagnosis.
Ramseyer AM, Whittington JR, Resendez VA, Whitcombe DD, Magann EF
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2020 Apr;75(4):243-252. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000767. PMID: 32324250
Adnexal Torsion.
Adeyemi-Fowode O, McCracken KA, Todd NJ
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018 Aug;31(4):333-338. Epub 2018 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.03.010. PMID: 29653167

Therapy

Volvulus of the Transverse Colon.
Huerta S, Pickett ML, Mottershaw AM, Gupta P, Pham T
Am Surg 2023 May;89(5):1930-1943. Epub 2021 Aug 30 doi: 10.1177/00031348211041564. PMID: 34461758
Towards complication-free assisted reproduction technology.
Santos-Ribeiro S, Mackens S, Racca A, Blockeel C
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Feb;33(1):9-19. Epub 2018 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2018.10.006. PMID: 30473208
The Crankshaft Phenomenon.
Murphy RF, Mooney JF 3rd
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Sep;25(9):e185-e193. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00584. PMID: 28837459
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114
Adnexal torsion: review of the literature.
Sasaki KJ, Miller CE
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2014 Mar-Apr;21(2):196-202. Epub 2013 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.09.010. PMID: 24126258

Prognosis

Adnexal torsion in childhood and adolescence.
Chmel Roman Jr, Chubanovová Nikoleta, Kelčík Roland, Nováčková Marta
Ceska Gynekol 2023;88(2):120-125. doi: 10.48095/cccg2023120. PMID: 37130738
Towards complication-free assisted reproduction technology.
Santos-Ribeiro S, Mackens S, Racca A, Blockeel C
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Feb;33(1):9-19. Epub 2018 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2018.10.006. PMID: 30473208
What every radiologist should know about adnexal torsion.
Ssi-Yan-Kai G, Rivain AL, Trichot C, Morcelet MC, Prevot S, Deffieux X, De Laveaucoupet J
Emerg Radiol 2018 Feb;25(1):51-59. Epub 2017 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s10140-017-1549-8. PMID: 28884300
The Crankshaft Phenomenon.
Murphy RF, Mooney JF 3rd
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Sep;25(9):e185-e193. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00584. PMID: 28837459
Skewfoot.
Hagmann S, Dreher T, Wenz W
Foot Ankle Clin 2009 Sep;14(3):409-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.06.003. PMID: 19712883

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and ultrasound features of dermoid-associated adnexal torsion.
Shen L, Tse JR, Negrete LM, Flory MN, Yoon L, Kamaya A
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2022 Oct;47(10):3583-3593. Epub 2022 Jul 9 doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03601-6. PMID: 35809127
A clinical prediction model for adnexal torsion in pediatric and adolescent population.
Meyer R, Meller N, Mohr-Sasson A, Toussia-Cohen S, Komem DA, Mashiach R, Levin G
J Pediatr Surg 2022 Mar;57(3):497-501. Epub 2021 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.03.052. PMID: 33902897
Is It Ovarian Torsion? A Systematic Literature Review and Evaluation of Prediction Signs.
Rey-Bellet Gasser C, Gehri M, Joseph JM, Pauchard JY
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Apr;32(4):256-61. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000621. PMID: 26855342
Re-torsion of the ovaries.
Hyttel TE, Bak GS, Larsen SB, Løkkegaard EC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Mar;94(3):236-44. Epub 2014 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12542. PMID: 25412114
Skewfoot.
Hagmann S, Dreher T, Wenz W
Foot Ankle Clin 2009 Sep;14(3):409-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.06.003. PMID: 19712883

Recent systematic reviews

Volvulus of the Transverse Colon.
Huerta S, Pickett ML, Mottershaw AM, Gupta P, Pham T
Am Surg 2023 May;89(5):1930-1943. Epub 2021 Aug 30 doi: 10.1177/00031348211041564. PMID: 34461758
Best Practices: Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement.
Schmaranzer F, Kheterpal AB, Bredella MA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2021 Mar;216(3):585-598. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.2214/AJR.20.22783. PMID: 33474984Free PMC Article
Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review.
Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1387-1391. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.053. PMID: 29153467
Asynchronus bilateral ovarian torsions in girls-systematic review.
Raicevic M, Saxena AK
World J Pediatr 2017 Oct;13(5):416-420. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0052-3. PMID: 28646432
Is It Ovarian Torsion? A Systematic Literature Review and Evaluation of Prediction Signs.
Rey-Bellet Gasser C, Gehri M, Joseph JM, Pauchard JY
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Apr;32(4):256-61. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000621. PMID: 26855342

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