Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Acute Scrotum in the Kyushu–Okinawa Region: Diagnostic Practices, Management Patterns, and Predictors of Testicular Salvage
Frequent inter-facility transfers significantly reduce testicular salvage rates, underscoring the importance of timely surgical management within the same hospital. Regional standardized protocols, provider education, and public health awareness campaigns are warranted to minimize preoperative delay and improve outcomes for pediatric testicular torsion.
Authors
- Junki Harada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-7870)
- Yuka Kakinoki
- Kouji Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8933-8889)
- Yo Satoji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-4020)
- Chie Onizuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2847-9697)
- Tatsuo Konomoto
- Shohei Tobu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-6652)
- Y. Nakashima
- Shotaro Nakanishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0117-9490)
- Seiji Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3882-3494)
- Masahiro Todaka
- Akinori Minato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6303-1128)
- Takeshi Shono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-3347)
- Keisuke Yano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-0455)
- Nobuhiro Haga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-5214)
- Mitsuru Noguchi
- Atsumi Uemura
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
- University of Miyazaki (JP)
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Saga University (JP)
- University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan (JP)
- Oita University (JP)
- National Kyushu Medical Center (JP)
- Fukuoka University (JP)
- University of the Ryukyus (JP)
- Kumamoto City Hospital (JP)
- Fukuoka Children's Hospital and Medical Center for Infectious Diseases (JP)
- Kagoshima University Hospital (JP)
- Beppu Medical Center (JP)
- Aso Iizuka Hospital (JP)
- Kokura Memorial Hospital (JP)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/iju.70298
- Primary Topic
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00