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Testicular Torsion: Successful Management of a Late-Diagnosed Case

Testicular torsion is an emergency. It usually occurs spontaneously, without an apparent cause but has been associated with anatomical, traumatic, and environmental factors. In the case of the acute scrotum, a high degree of clinical suspicion is the most important factor in early diagnosis. Scrotal...

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Autores principales: Bhardwaj, Raghubir, Chakravarthy, Somen, Misra, Soumya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34522489
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16845
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Sumario:Testicular torsion is an emergency. It usually occurs spontaneously, without an apparent cause but has been associated with anatomical, traumatic, and environmental factors. In the case of the acute scrotum, a high degree of clinical suspicion is the most important factor in early diagnosis. Scrotal Doppler helps to confirm the diagnosis of testicular torsion. Prompt recognition and treatment are critical for testicular viability. Surgical intervention, even in late-diagnosed selected cases may yield desirable results. We report a case of a 16-year-old boy who came to the urology outpatient department (OPD) with a history of scrotal pain for approximately 12 hours.