This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Ovarian Torsion. Ovarian Torsion: the complete or partial twisting of the ovary on its supporting structures, causing impairment of blood flow. It is a surgical emergency. It was created by Emily Cheung (Medical Student, McMaster University), Dr. Erin Boschee MD FRCPC (Pediatrician, Stollery Children's Hospital). 

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References:

• American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine. (2023). Ovarian Torsion. In Gershel, J. C., & Rauch, D. A. (Eds.) Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics (279-282). Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Childress, K. J., & Dietrich, J. E. (2017). Pediatric ovarian torsion. Surgical Clinics, 97(1), 209-221.

• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Committee on Adolescent Health Care. (2019). Adnexal Torsion in Adolescents. [Report No. 783]. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.