• Samir Alexandre Boukaidi, Jerome Delotte, Henri Steyaert, Jean Stéphane Valla, Christophe Sattonet, Jerome Bouaziz, and André Bongain.
• Department of Obstetrics Gynecology Reproduction and Foetal Medecine, CHU de Nice, L'Archet hospital, 151 route Saint-Antoine de Ginestière 06200 Nice, France. samirboukaidi@hotmail.com
• J. Pediatr. Surg. 2011 Jul 1;46(7):1425-31.

Background/PurposeIsolated tubal torsion associated with hydrosalpinx is a rare pathology. Our goal was to analyze the clinical and imaging features and discuss the different treatment options available.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed all the cases of adnexal torsion treated in our department of pediatric surgery over a 10-year period. We searched 2 electronic databases (Medline and Sciencedirect) and targeted reports published during the same period using the key words tubal torsion and hydrosalpinx.ResultsA total of 13 cases, 6 from our hospital and 7 in the medical literature, were identified and analyzed. In 9 (69%) of 13 cases (n = 9/13), torsion and hydrosalpinx occurred on the left fallopian tube. Salpingectomy was performed in 11 of the patients. The resected tubes showed the persistence of ciliated cells associated with signs of moderate ischemic infarction in 50% (n = 3/6) of the cases.ConclusionsIsolated tubal torsion associated with hydrosalpinx is too often misdiagnosed and treated by salpingectomy regardless of the negative impact on the future reproductive potential of our young patients. As is commonly advocated for ovarian salvage in adnexal torsions, tubal conservation should be favored when possible.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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