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Testicular torsion and climate changes in macroregions of São Paulo, Brazil
João Roberto Paladino1, Fernando Korkes1, Sidney Glina1
1Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To analyze the association between climate changes in the macroregions in the state of São Paulo and testicular torsion treated cases.
Methods:
The cases were selected in the Brazilian Public Health Data System Database from January 2008 to November 2016. All surgical procedure records were identified by the Hospital Admission Authorization document. Two codes were selected to process the search: testicular torsion (surgical cure code) and acute scrotum (exploratory scrototomy code). The macroregions were grouped in five areas linked to climate characteristics by International Köppen Climate Classification.
Results:
A total of 2,351 cases of testicular torsion were registered in the period. For the areas B, C and E (testicular torsion n=2,130) there were statistical differences found in association of testicular torsion cases and decreased temperature (p=0.019, p=0.001 and p=0.006, respectively), however, in analyses for the areas A and D statistical differences were not observed (p=0.066 and p=0.494).
Conclusion:
Decrease in temperature was associated with testicular torsion in three macroregions of São Paulo. The findings support the theory of cold weather like a trigger in occurrence of testicular torsion in a tropical climate region.
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