Journal of International Obstetrics and Gynecology ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (3): 336-341.doi: 10.12280/gjfckx.20230956

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Comparison of Clinical and Pathological Features in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Patients with Adnexal Torsion

SHAO Hui, GUO Xiao-yue, ZHANG Hua, ZHAO Yang-yu()   

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Center for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics (SHAO Hui, GUO Xiao-yue, ZHAO Yang-yu), Clinical Epidemiology Research Center (ZHANG Hua), Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2023-11-26 Published:2024-06-15 Online:2024-06-25
  • Contact: ZHAO Yang-yu E-mail:zhaoyangyu@bjmu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the clinical and pathological differences between pregnant and non-pregnant women with adnexal torsion (AT). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 376 AT patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital from January 2017 to November 2023, including 72 pregnant women with AT and 304 non-pregnant women with AT. Based on gestational weeks, pregnant women with AT were divided into the first trimester group (≤14 weeks) with 47 cases and the second and third trimester group (>14 weeks) with 25 cases. A comparative analysis of the clinical data between these groups was performed. Results: ① The proportion of vomiting, abdominal pain time <24 hours, persistent abdominal pain, the count of white blood cell and the percentage of neutrophil in pregnant women with AT were significantly higher than those in non-pregnant women with AT (P<0.05). ② The rates of laparotomy, conservative surgery and postoperative pathology of luteal cyst in pregnant women with AT were significantly higher than those in non-pregnant women with AT (P<0.05). The diameter of adnexal mass, the proportion of mature teratoma, mucinous cystadenoma and endometriosis cyst by postoperative pathology in pregnant women with AT were significantly lower than those in non-pregnant women with AT (P<0.05). ③ Compared to the second and third trimester AT group, in the first trimester AT group, the proportion of assisted reproductive technology, laparoscopic surgery and conservative surgery, and the diameter of adnexal mass were higher, the proportion of pathological cysts and the degree of torsion were significantly lower(P<0.05). Conclusions: The presence of symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting during pregnancy necessitates consideration of AT, especially in early pregnancy or following assisted reproductive technology, the pathology is often corpus luteum cysts. The treatment of AT during pregnancy, whether laparoscopic or open surgery, is safe and reliable, without adversely impacting pregnancy outcomes.

Key words: Ovarian torsion, Pregnancy, Surgical procedures, operative, Laparoscopy, Disease attributes, Pathological conditions, anatomical