Degree of twisting and duration of symptoms are prognostic factors of testis salvage during episodes of testicular torsion

S. Howe, Adam; Vasudevan, Vinaya; Kongnyuy, Michael; Rychik, Kevin; A. Thomas, Lisa; Matuskova, Maria; C. Friedman, Steven; Gitlin, Jordan; F. Reda, Edward; S. Palmer, Lane

doi:10.21037/tau.2017.09.10

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Degree of twisting and duration of symptoms are prognostic factors of testis salvage during episodes of testicular torsion

Published in Translational Andrology and Urology • Dec 1, 2017

Authors:

Adam S. Howe

Vinaya Vasudevan

Michael Kongnyuy

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Testicular torsion is surgical emergency. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of testicular torsion is essential for testicular viability. At surgical exploration, the spermatic cord is seen twisted a variable number of times around its longitudinal axis. There is scant data regarding the deg...

Subject

Testicular torsion

Torsion (gastropod)

Medicine

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