Differences in Clinical Outcomes and Patients' Characteristics Between Childhood and Adolescent Testicular Torsion
Testicular torsion in childhood tends to present without typical symptoms as the acute scrotum, leading to delayed diagnosis and lower testicular salvage rates of the affected testis.
Authors
- Takahiro Hosokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9523-4077)
Institutions
- Saitama Children's Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.75245
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57