The limits of diagnosis of testicular torsion in the child: Medicolegal implications in clinical practice

Testicular torsion is a pediatric urological emergency. We report a case of testicular torsion that occurred in a 10‐year‐old child. The case shows that it is a disease with risk of medicolegal litigation. We demonstrate the role of proper triage, and we analyze the limits and critical points for di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aquila, Isabella, Abenavoli, Ludovico, Sacco, Matteo Antonio, Ricci, Pietrantonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8659548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5180
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Sumario:Testicular torsion is a pediatric urological emergency. We report a case of testicular torsion that occurred in a 10‐year‐old child. The case shows that it is a disease with risk of medicolegal litigation. We demonstrate the role of proper triage, and we analyze the limits and critical points for diagnosing it.

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