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Ovarian torsion caused by teratoma masquerading as renal colic
  1. C-Y C Huang1,3,
  2. C-C Chen1,2,
  3. Y-K Lee3,
  4. C-F Chong1,2,
  5. T-L Wang1,2,
  6. R Maddison4,
  7. L Gaylard4,5,
  8. Y-C Su1,4
  1. 1
    Emergency Department, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  2. 2
    School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
  3. 3
    Emergency Department, Buddhist Tzu Chi Dalin General Hospital, Taiwan
  4. 4
    Emergency Department, Belau National Hospital, Palau
  5. 5
    Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
  1. Dr Y-C Su, Emergency Department, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No.95 Wen Chang Road, Shih Lin District, Taipei City 111, Taiwan (ROC); drsu119{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Ovarian torsion is a well known but poorly recognised disease and prompt treatment is necessary to avoid adverse outcomes. We report a patient with severe right flank pain initially diagnosed as renal colic. She was brought to our emergency department because of persistent pain. After further investigation, ovarian torsion caused by teratoma was diagnosed. Because of the timely management, the patient made a good recovery. This is an uncommon but important case that emergency physicians should be aware of.

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.053249

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