The clinical findings are nonspecific, and delays in diagnosis and surgical management are common.
Ovarian torsion can occur in normal or pathologically enlarged ovaries, fallopian tubes, or both.
It is usually unilateral. The cause of ovarian torsion is multifactorial. Torsion also is related to disease of the tube or the ovary, which may result from a tumor, trauma, or postsurgery. Delayed diagnosis usually results in oophorectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy. This topic applies strictly to the female gender.