DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15460 ISSN: 0020-7292

Ovarian torsion–detorsion in a 10‐year premenarchial female with chronic recurrent abdominal pain misdiagnosed as ‘ama‐afo’ in a suburb: A case report

Emeka Philip Igbodike, Ijeoma Chinyere Iwuala, Rita Obiageli Maduako, George Uchenna Eleje, Andrea Oludapo Akinjo, Akaninyene Eseme Ubom, Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu, Uchenna Onwudiegwu, Charles Chidozie Anunobi
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • General Medicine

Synopsis

This case involved a 10‐year‐old female with recurrent abdominal pain misdiagnosed as ‘ama‐afo’. Intraoperative findings showed a left‐sided strangulated/gangrenous tubo‐ovarian mass twisted four times on its pedicle.

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