Isolated fallopian tube torsion - case reports of one symptomatic and one asymptomatic patient.

OBJECTIVE

We present two cases of isolated tubal torsion, one was asymptomatic in the postmenopausal period and the other was symptomatic in the reproductive period.

CASE REPORTS: Case 1: A 66-year-old asymptomatic postmenopausal woman underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for atypical endometrial hyperplasia. Intraoperatively, the left fallopian tube was found to have isolated torsion. Case 2: A 36-year-old female presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal symptoms. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed isolated torsion of the left fallopian tube.

CONCLUSION

Isolated tubal torsion, a rare condition in both reproductive and postmenopausal periods, may be asymptomatic or present with acute abdominal symptoms.