Frontiers in pediatric testicular torsion: An integrated review of prevailing trends and management outcomes

TS Osumah, M Jimbo, CF Granberg… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Testicular torsion remains the most frequent cause of testicular ischemia, especially in
adolescents and young adults. Timely diagnosis and intervention are keys to saving the …

[HTML][HTML] Embryology, testicle

OA Titi-Lartey, YS Khan - 2020 - europepmc.org
This article will review the embryological development of the testicles. However, to
understand the embryology of the testicles, it is essential to have a basic understanding of …

A multicenter study of acute testicular torsion in the time of COVID-19

SA Holzman, JJ Ahn, Z Baker, K Chuang… - Journal of pediatric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Testicular torsion is a surgical emergency, and time to detorsion is imperative
for testicular salvage. During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients may delay emergency care …

Standardized education and parental awareness are lacking for testicular torsion

AA Friedman, H Ahmed, JS Gitlin, LS Palmer - Journal of pediatric urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Testicular torsion leads to orchiectomy in 30–50% of cases, which may cause
psychological upset and parental guilt over a potentially avertable outcome. Presentation …

Implementation of the accelerated care of torsionápathway: a quality improvement initiative for testicular torsion

RS Zee, CE Bayne, PT Gomella, HG Pohl… - Journal of pediatric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Timely diagnosis and management of testicular torsion is of paramount
importance. Furthermore, time to surgical intervention is a benchmark for the quality of care …

Straight to the operating room: an emergent surgery track for acute testicular torsion transfers

MK Arevalo, KR Sheth, VS Menon, L Ostrov… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the effect of implementing an emergency surgery track for testicular
torsion transfers. We hypothesized that transferring children from other facilities diagnosed …

The management of testicular torsion in the UK: how can we do better? A national quantitative and qualitative analysis of the factors affecting successful testicular …

KA Ryan, SS Folkard, C Bastianpillai… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Testicular torsion is a surgical emergency, requiring time-critical surgery to
avoid potential organ loss. This study collates national data on paediatric testicular torsion …

Does the source of referral affect outcomes for paediatric testicular torsion?

R Peeraully, M Jancauskaite… - The Annals of The …, 2019 - publishing.rcseng.ac.uk
Introduction This single centre study retrospectively analysed the intraoperative findings
relative to source of referral for emergency scrotal explorations performed in a tertiary level …

[HTML][HTML] The amount of spermatic cord rotation magnifies the time-related orchidectomy risk in intravaginal testicular torsion

AC Dias Filho, JR Alves, H Buson Filho… - International braz j …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Purpose To investigate the roles of age, testicular rotation and time in the surgical outcome
of intravaginal testicular torsion (iTT). Patients and Methods We retrieved the records of all …

A nationwide epidemiological study of testicular torsion: Analysis of the Japanese National Database

A Hiramatsu, H Den, M Morita, Y Ogawa, T Fukagai… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Testicular torsion is a severe urological emergency caused by the twisting of the spermatic
cord. The nationwide incidence of testicular torsion in Japan has not been previously …