Management and Outcome of Testicular Torsion
Background:Testicular torsion is a common cause of acute scrotum and is complicated by loss of testes. Local data on testicular torsion is limited. This study therefore aimed at determining the incidence and clinical presentation of patients with testicular torsion in our setup.Methods: This retrosp...
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| description | Background:Testicular torsion is a common cause of acute scrotum and is complicated by loss of testes. Local data on testicular torsion is limited. This study therefore aimed at determining the incidence and clinical presentation of patients with testicular torsion in our setup.Methods: This retrospective study reviewed files of 90 patients admitted to our hospital with diagnosis of testicular torsion from January 2011 to December 2015.Results: The mean age of presentation was 19± 6 years. Fifty-nine (66%) of the patients presented with right sided torsion while 5 (6 %) had bilateral torsion. Acute, intermittent and missed types of torsion were seen in 59 (66%), 19 (21%) and 12 (13%) respectively. The duration of symptoms from onset tosurgery was 17± 4 hours. The testis salvage rates for
acute and intermittent torsion were 18% and 21% respectively. Conclusion: Testis salvage rates were lower in our setup compared to other studies. This could be due to delays in presentation and in diagnosis. Therefore, a high index of suspicion should always be maintained in all cases of acute scrotal pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60ed3356f54d4982af56c0c652bca0982022-12-22T01:21:00ZengSurgical Society of KenyaThe Annals of African Surgery1999-96742523-08162017-07-01142104107Management and Outcome of Testicular TorsionJohn Murithi0Abidan Mwachi1Ramadhani Abdalla2Sundeep Chavda3Coast General HospitalCoast Provincial General Hospital, MombasaPandya Memorial Hospital, MombasaPandya Memorial Hospital, MombasaBackground:Testicular torsion is a common cause of acute scrotum and is complicated by loss of testes. Local data on testicular torsion is limited. This study therefore aimed at determining the incidence and clinical presentation of patients with testicular torsion in our setup.Methods: This retrospective study reviewed files of 90 patients admitted to our hospital with diagnosis of testicular torsion from January 2011 to December 2015.Results: The mean age of presentation was 19± 6 years. Fifty-nine (66%) of the patients presented with right sided torsion while 5 (6 %) had bilateral torsion. Acute, intermittent and missed types of torsion were seen in 59 (66%), 19 (21%) and 12 (13%) respectively. The duration of symptoms from onset tosurgery was 17± 4 hours. The testis salvage rates for acute and intermittent torsion were 18% and 21% respectively. Conclusion: Testis salvage rates were lower in our setup compared to other studies. This could be due to delays in presentation and in diagnosis. Therefore, a high index of suspicion should always be maintained in all cases of acute scrotal pain.https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/management-and-outcome-of-testiculatesticulartorsionacute scrotumintermittentmissed |
| spellingShingle | John Murithi Abidan Mwachi Ramadhani Abdalla Sundeep Chavda Management and Outcome of Testicular Torsion The Annals of African Surgery testicular torsion acute scrotum intermittent missed |
| title | Management and Outcome of Testicular Torsion |
| title_full | Management and Outcome of Testicular Torsion |
| title_fullStr | Management and Outcome of Testicular Torsion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management and Outcome of Testicular Torsion |
| title_short | Management and Outcome of Testicular Torsion |
| title_sort | management and outcome of testicular torsion |
| topic | testicular torsion acute scrotum intermittent missed |
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