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Abstract
A condition that occurs when an ovary twists around the ligaments that hold it in place. This twisting can cut off blood flow. It usually affects only one ovary.
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- Ovarian Torsions
- Torsion, Ovarian
- Torsions, Ovarian
- Adnexal Torsion
- Adnexal Torsions
- Torsion, Adnexal
- Torsions, Adnexal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2021
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- Ovarian Diseases (1966-2020)
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- National Library of Medicine. Ovarian Torsion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000082843. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000082843
- Ovarian Torsion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_torsion
- Ovarian Torsion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552233