Laparoscopic right salpingo-oophoropexy for torsion in a young patient thought to have acute appendicitis

Priya R. Waghmare; Abhijit Joshi

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20262009

Authors

Priya R. Waghmare Department of Surgery, Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Abhijit Joshi Department of Surgery, Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20262009

Keywords:

Acute, Appendicitis, Fallopian tube, Fertility, Laparoscopically, Mimicker, Ovary, Torsion

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. However, it also has many mimickers i.e. other clinical conditions which closely mimic it vis-à-vis symptoms, signs, imaging and laboratory investigations. In female patients many of these mimickers happen to be gynecological conditions. The authors, herein, present the case of a 22 years old unmarried female who was pre-operatively diagnosed to have acute appendicitis. But, intra-operatively she was found to have acute torsion of the right fallopian tube – ovary complex. She was successfully managed laparoscopically without excision, thereby, hopefully; not diminishing her future fertility.

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