Open AccessSimultaneous Bilateral Testicular Torsion in the Adolescent
Author(s) -
Yukio Osada,
Toshifumi Tanada,
Nobuyuki Ishisawa
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000281076
Subject(s) - medicine , testicular torsion , torsion (gastropod) , spermatic cord torsion , surgical emergency , surgery
A rare case of simultaneous bilateral testicular torsion in a 12-year-old boy is reported. Although an acute scrotal emergency of unilateral testicular torsion is not uncommon, bilateral testicular torsion, synchronous or asynchronous, is rare.
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