Testicular Torsion in the Absence of Severe Pain: Considerations for the Pediatric Surgeon

• Päätekijät: Alexander Kapp (Tekijä), David Troxler (Tekijä), Friederike Prüfer (Tekijä), Stefan Holland-Cunz (Tekijä), Martina Frech (Tekijä), Stephanie J. Gros (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Testicular torsion is a surgical emergency. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are vital in order to preserve the affected gonad. Current surgical teaching emphasizes sudden, severe, persistent, unilateral scrotal pain as a cardinal symptom of testicular torsion. We present the case of unilatera...