Higher Orchiectomy Rates in Pre-pubescent Testicular Torsion: A Call for Earlier Recognition and Heightened Awareness
Among children treated for TT, pre-pubescent males are at a higher risk for orchiectomy than post-pubescent males. Higher levels of awareness, as well as prompt evaluation and surgical exploration, are needed to increase the rates of salvageable testes.
Authors
- Lisa B. E. Shields (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1526-4063)
- Kahir S. Jawad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6697-4282)
- Eran Rosenberg
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Norton Healthcare (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.93512
- Primary Topic
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00