Painless inter epididymal testicular torsion of the spermatic cord

Inter epididymal testicular torsion of the spermatic cord is extremely rare and usually diagnosed at surgery. We present an unusual case of spermatic cord torsion in a 14-year-old male patient. It is important to highlight that the torsion occurred only on the distal half of the epididymis leaving t...

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Published in:International Brazilian journal of urology 2007-02, Vol.33 (1), p.77-79
Main Authors: Romano, Salomon V, Hernan, Haime S, Fredotovich, Norberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Epididymis
Humans
Male
Orchiectomy
Spermatic Cord Torsion - complications
Spermatic Cord Torsion - diagnostic imaging
Spermatic Cord Torsion - surgery
testis
torsion
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
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Summary:Inter epididymal testicular torsion of the spermatic cord is extremely rare and usually diagnosed at surgery. We present an unusual case of spermatic cord torsion in a 14-year-old male patient. It is important to highlight that the torsion occurred only on the distal half of the epididymis leaving the head untwisted and edematous. In addition, the fact that this condition was painless made this case extremely rare and motivated our presentation.
ISSN:1677-5538
1677-5538
1677-6119
DOI:10.1590/S1677-55382007000100013