OVARIAN TORSION

Course overview

OVARIAN TORSION IS CAUSED BY TWISTING OF THE LIGAMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE ADNEXA, CUTTING OFF THE BLOOD FLOW TO THE ORGAN AND REPRESENTS A TRUE SURGICAL EMERGENCY. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF OVARIAN TORSION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.