Journal of Gynecology and Neonatal Biology | Volume 4 | Issue 1 | 2018-05-08

ADNEXAL TORSION IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN: AN EVEN MORE CHALLENGING DIAGNOSIS

Soraia Cunha

Abstract

Adnexal torsion is usually diagnosed in pre-menopausal women and is less common in post-menopausal patients. Symptoms of adnexal torsion are nonspecific and the risk of torsion in post-menopausal women presenting with an adnexal mass is often undervalued. Because clinical presentation of adnexal torsion can mimic other causes of abdominal pain, the diagnosis is often delayed, and post-menopausal women are taken to surgery later than pre-menopausal ones. We report a case of adnexal torsion in a post-menopausal woman presenting with pain and an adnexal mass.