Testicular Torsion in Adolescent: A Dilemma in Early Diagnosis Lead to Infarction of Testis

Volume 4 - Issue 5

Pankaj Srivastava¹*, Shalini Srivastava², Dhirendra Ray³, Ram Jeet Maurya⁴, Neeraj Arora⁵, Richu Grover⁵ and Sagar Srivastava⁶

Received: April 20, 2020   Published: April 30, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/SCSOAJ.2020.04.000199

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Abstract

Testicular torsion is an acute emergency condition that warrants urgent diagnosis to save the testis from fatal infarction. We herein report a case of Testicular infarction due to testicular torsion in a 15 years old young boy. The purpose of presenting this case is to emphasize the early intervention of Color Doppler study of scrotum to avoid delayed surgical corrective measures which, if taken on time, could have saved the testis. We strongly recommend that Testis must be examined by the consulting physician in all patients presenting with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain and if found tender, the immediate ultrasonography of the scrotum with color doppler imaging should be done. It should also be included in the differential diagnosis of the any lower abdomen pain on either side irrespective of absence of testicular tenderness or any local complaints.

Keywords: Testis, Torsion, Infarction, Testicular torsion, Acute scrotum, Testicular pain, Color doppler, Adolescent

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