Secondary abdominal appendicular ectopic pregnancy.

Although the case fatality rate for ectopic pregnancies has decreased to 0.08% in industrialized countries, it still represents 3.8% of maternal mortality in the United States alone.

Ovarian torsion: to pex or not to pex? Case report and review of the literature.

Study Objective: We report the case of a 7-year-old girl who underwent laparoscopic ovariopexy for a suspected ovarian torsion after a previous oophorectomy. We consider the role of elective ovariopexy of the contralateral ovary in the case of adnexal torsion.

Design: Case study and review of the literature.