Open AccessThe incidence of testicular torsion and testicular salvage rate in Korea over 10 years: A nationwide population-based study
Author(s) -
Jin Bong Choi,
Kyu Hun Han,
Yunhee Lee,
U-Syn Ha,
Kang Jun Cho,
Joon Chul Kim,
Jun Sung Koh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
investigative and clinical urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.653
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2466-054X
pISSN - 2466-0493
DOI - 10.4111/icu.20220122
Subject(s) - testicular torsion , medicine , orchiectomy , spermatic cord torsion , orchiopexy , epidemiology , testicular cancer , incidence (geometry) , population , demography , gynecology , pediatrics , surgery , cancer , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
We performed a nationwide epidemiological study of testicular torsion using the National Health Insurance System database for the entire male population of Korea.