Tactics of treatment of patients with testicular torsion

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The article presents the results of surgical treatment of 36 men aged 18 to 35 years with testicular torsion who were treated at the urological clinic of the Alexandrovskaya Hospital from 2012 to 2017. Indications for surgical treatment were pains in the inguinal region, the absence or sharp decrease in blood flow below the site of the alleged testicular torsion by ultrasound dopplerography of the scrotum organs. Orchidpexy was performed in 8 patients, orchiepididimectomy was performed in 28 patients. The indication for orchidpexy was the viable testicle, which was observed with incomplete testicular torsion and its duration of less than 6 hours. Testicular prosthesis was performed in 11 patients.

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Svetlana N. Kalinina

I.I. Mechnikov North-Western Medical State University

Author for correspondence.
Email: kalinina_sn@mail.ru

Doctor of Medical Science, Professor, Urology Department

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Vladimir N. Fesenko

I.I. Mechnikov North-Western Medical State University

Email: fesvn_spb@mail.ru

Candidate of Medical Science, Associate Professor, Urology Department

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Oleg O. Burlaka

Aleksandrovskaya Hospital

Email: burlaka@list.ru

Candidate of Medical Science, Head of Department of Urology

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Mikhail V. Mosharev

Aleksandrovskaya Hospital

Email: fesvn_spb@mail.ru

Candidate of Medical Science, Head of Department of Urology

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Mikhail S. Aleksandrov

Aleksandrovskaya Hospital

Email: fesvn_spb@mail.ru

Candidate of Medical Science, Head of Department of Urology

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Saidzhon A. Madzhidov

Aleksandrovskaya Hospital

Email: fesvn_spb@mail.ru

Candidate of Medical Science, Head of Department of Urology

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Pavel S. Vydryn

Aleksandrovskaya Hospital

Email: fesvn_spb@mail.ru

Candidate of Medical Science, Head of Department of Urology

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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2. Fig. 1. Patient C., 30 years old. Testicle is pulled to the superficial inguinal ring. Photo was made before surgery

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3. Fig. 2. Patient C., 30 years old. Scrotal Doppler ultrasound before surgery: a – normal blood flow in the right a.testicularis; b – absence of blood flow in the left a. testicularis, left testicle enlargement and torsion

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4. Fig. 3. Patient B., 27 years old. Scrotal Doppler ultrasound before surgery: a – significant blood flow decrease in testicular blood vessels, congestion of testicular tunics, lythic lesion of testicular parenchyma; b – absence of pulsation below torsion

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5. Fig. 4. Patient M., 30 years old, scrotal Doppler ultrasound, absence of pulsation below torsion (a); that testicle during surgery (testicular necrosis), torsion duration more than 24 hours, 360° torsion, orchiepididymectomy was performed (b, c)

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6. Fig. 5. Patient, 27 years old, testicle during surgery for 180° testicular torsion 6 hours after torsion happened, testicle is vital, orchipexia was performed

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7. Fig. 6. Patient, 31 years old, gross specimen (necrotized testicle), 360° torsion, received non-surgical treatment for 2 days before hospitalization (a); hemorrhagic infarction was verified morphologically (b)

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