Predictive Value of Single or Combined Ultrasound Signs in the Diagnosis of Ovarian Torsion
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine predictive values of isolated and combined ultrasound signs in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion.
METHODS: This work was a retrospective study of 129 adult female patients who underwent an ultrasound examination followed by a definitive surgical procedure within a 24-hour period to determine whether adnexal torsion was present.
RESULTS: The positive predictive value (PPV) of the ultrasound diagnosis of adnexal torsion was 82.2%. The statistically significant ultrasound signs in multivariate logistic regression with single-predictor analyses were relative enlargement of the ovary, an abnormal adnexal position, a twisted vascular pedicle, and the follicular edema "ring sign." Possible combinations of these ultrasound criteria showed high specificities (74%-100%), high PPVs (93%-100%), and lower sensitivities (29%-71%) and negative predictive values (24%-35%). Any combination that included a twisted vascular pedicle or the follicular ring sign as one of the signs had high odds ratios and positive likelihood ratios.
CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound has a high PPV as a first-choice imaging modality in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion. The combinations of the following 4 statistically significant ultrasound signs, consisting of an abnormal position, relative enlargement of the index ovary, a twisted vascular pedicle, and the follicular edema ring sign, substantially narrow the imaging differential diagnosis in such cases. The presence of vascular pedicle twisting…
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