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[Surgical Management of Acute Scrotum]
Nina Huck1, Maria Roll1, Katrin Zahn1
1Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendurologie, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim.
Aktuelle Urologie
|April 14, 2017
Abstract:
Acute scrotum is a challenging emergency situation in children, adolescents and adults with a variety of underlying conditions and causes. In cases with a clinical suspicion of torsion of the spermatic cord, immediate surgical exploration is mandatory. This article details the surgical management of this condition. Any delay in restoring testicular blood supply may cause irreversible loss of vital testicular tissue.