Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages e5-e8 , February 2009

Uterine Torsion: A Missed Diagnosis in Young Girls?

  • Sonia Grover, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: A/Prof Sonia Grover, Director, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, 2 Gate House Street, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3052.
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  • Yuthika Sharma, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Australia
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • Suneeta Mittal, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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 The study was presented at the NASPAG clinical meeting, Atlanta, 2006.

PII: S1083-3188(07)00308-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.10.006

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages e5-e8 , February 2009

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