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Torsion of the non-pregnant uterus

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 03-13-1999;21(3):167-169

DOI: 10.1590/S0100-72031999000300008

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Uterine torsion is an unusual pathology of difficult diagnosis and it is generally associated with an enlargement of uterine volume combined with other alterations of the pelvic organs. This report presents a case of a malnourished elderly woman with acute abdomen and intraoperative diagnosis of myoma and uterine torsion of 360 degrees to the right. The uterus showed signs of severe ischemia.

Key-words Laparotomy Myoma

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Lara LAS, Macêdo G, Faria AC, Batista A, Lima RAS, Sucena MAS. Torsion of the non-pregnant uterus. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2007;21(3):167-9.

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Lara, Lúcia Alves da Silva; Macêdo, Ângelo Gualberto de; Faria, Antônio Carlos de; Batista, Adir; Lima, Renato Antônio Soares; Sucena, Maria Aparecida Silveira. Torsion of the non-pregnant uterus. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, v. 21, n. 3, p. 167-169, Mar. 2007.

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Lara, L. A. S., Macêdo, G. , Faria, A. C. , Batista, A., Lima, R. A. S., & Sucena, M. A. S. (2007). Torsion of the non-pregnant uterus. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 21(3), 167-169.

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Lara, Lúcia Alves da Silva and Macêdo, Ângelo Gualberto de and Faria, Antônio Carlos de and Batista, Adir and Lima, Renato Antônio Soares and Sucena, Maria Aparecida Silveira. Torsion of the non-pregnant uterus. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia [online]. 2007, vol. 21, n. 3, [cited 2025-04-14], pp.167-169. Available from: <https://journalrbgo.org/article/torsion-of-the-non-pregnant-uterus/>.
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Torsion of the non-pregnant uterus |

Uterine torsion is an unusual pathology of difficult diagnosis and it is generally associated with an enlargement of uterine volume combined with other alterations of the pelvic organs. This report presents a case of a malnourished elderly woman with acute abdomen and intraoperative diagnosis of myoma and uterine torsion of 360 degrees to the right. The uterus showed signs of severe ischemia.