Sudden/nocturnal onset of acute abdominal pain, lasting less than a day and accompanied by vomiting: a tell-tale sign of ovarian torsion

Table 1 Presenting signs and symptoms among 78 women undergoing laparoscopy for suspected ovarian torsion

Symptoms and signs	Torsion (n = 36), n (%)	No torsion, (n = 42), n (%)	P value
Symptoms
Pain	35 (97.2)	40 (95.2)	0.99
Vomiting	18 (50)	6 (14.3)	0.001
Nausea	9 (25)	11 (26.2)	0.9
Diarrhea	4 (11.1)	2 (4.8)	0.41
Signs
Rebound	4(11.1)	10 (25)	0.12
Guarding	2 (5.6)	9 (21.9)	0.04
Adnexal tenderness^a	22 (62.9)	33 (82.5)	0.06
Enlarged adnexa 19 (54.3)	18 (46.2)	0.48
Cervical motion tenderness^a	2 (5.7)	8 (20.5)	0.09