American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 536.e1-536.e6 , June 2010

Comparison of adnexal torsion between pregnant and nonpregnant women

  • Joseph Hasson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Ziv Tsafrir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Foad Azem, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Shikma Bar-On, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Beni Almog, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Roy Mashiach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Daniel Seidman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Joseph B. Lessing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Dan Grisaru, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Dan Grisaru, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel

Received 4 August 2009 ,Revised 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 November 2009.

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 Authorship and contribution to the article is limited to the 9 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Hasson J, Tsafrir Z, Azem F, et al. Comparison of adnexal torsion between pregnant and nonpregnant women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:536.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)02202-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.028

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 536.e1-536.e6 , June 2010

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