The acute scrotum in infancy: A retrospective regional study

• Published in: Journal of pediatric urology Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 226 - 231
• Main Authors: Coles, Vanessa, Elagami, Hesham, Bhandarker, Kailas, Awolaran, Gbenga, Murphy, Feilim, Yardley, Iain, Hallows, Ruth, Davenport, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Child; Epididymitis - surgery; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Male; Neonates; Orchidopexy; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Scrotum - surgery; Spermatic Cord Torsion - complications; Spermatic Cord Torsion - diagnosis; Spermatic Cord Torsion - surgery; Testicular fixation; Testicular infarction; Testicular torsion; Testis - surgery; Urology; Testicular torsion; Neonates; Testicular infarction; Infants; Testicular fixation; Orchidopexy

Testicular torsion during infancy (<1 year) is known to be a rare event with relatively few studies on the subject in the published scientific literature. We reviewed the experience of infant scrotal exploration within a paediatric surgical network of four centres serving an approximate paediatri...