Asynchronous bilateral adnexal torsion in a 13-year-old adolescent: Our experience of a rare case with review of the literature

Adnexal torsion is a serious condition and delay in surgical intervention may result in loss of the tube and/or ovary. Children and adolescents who have suffered from uterine adnexal torsion may be at risk for asynchronous torsion of the contralateral uterine adnexa. We report the case of sequential bilateral torsion of uterine adnexa in a 13-year-old girl, resulting in right and subsequently left salpingo-oophorectomy because of gross evidence of total necrosis in both uterine adnexa. After the castration the patient was started on hormone replacement therapy. Families of children who suffered from ovarian torsion and unilateral ovarian loss should be educated about the risk of the contralateral ovary for future torsion and should be encouraged to seek immediate medical help with the recurrence of abdominal pain.