Torsion of accessory fallopian tube: ultrasound findings in two premenarchal girls

Australas Radiol. 1993 Nov;37(4):393-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1993.tb00105.x.

Abstract

The ultrasound findings of two cases of fallopian tube duplication, both of which had undergone torsion, are described. Two premenarchal girls were examined with ultrasound because of clinical evidence of pelvic pathology. Both were found to have complex cystic structures that on surgery and subsequent pathological examination were shown to be twisted accessory fallopian tubes. Accessory fallopian tubes have been reported to occur in 6-13% of selected patient groups. To our knowledge, torsion of an accessory tube has not been reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Fallopian Tube Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fallopian Tube Diseases / pathology
  • Fallopian Tubes / abnormalities*
  • Fallopian Tubes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Torsion Abnormality / diagnostic imaging
  • Torsion Abnormality / pathology
  • Ultrasonography