Evaluation of acute scrotum in our consecutive operated cases: a one-center study

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical history, demographic data, surgical exploration findings, and final diagnoses in all young males presenting with acute scrotum to our center. This was a descriptive-retrospective study in which all consecutive cases of acute scrotum treat...

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Published in:International journal of general medicine 2014-01, Vol.7 (default), p.75-78
Main Authors: Moslemi, Mohammad Kazem, Kamalimotlagh, Sharifeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Distribution
Emergency medical care
epididymo-orchitis
Health aspects
Hospitals
missed testicular torsion
Original Research
Pain
Patients
Pediatrics
Scrotum
Standard deviation
Statistical analysis
testicular appendage
Testicular diseases
testicular salvage rate
testicular torsion
Urology
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Summary:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical history, demographic data, surgical exploration findings, and final diagnoses in all young males presenting with acute scrotum to our center. This was a descriptive-retrospective study in which all consecutive cases of acute scrotum treated in our department from March 2008 to March 2012 were evaluated. A total of 116 cases were included in the study. Out of these cases, 100 cases underwent surgical exploration, and the remaining 16 cases were managed conservatively. Our eligible cases were divided into three groups: the testicular torsion (TT) group (68%); the torsion of the appendix testis (AT) group (20%); and the epididymo-orchitis (EO) group (9%). Testicular preservation was achieved in 39 cases of the TT group, while due to delayed referral, orchiectomy was performed in 29 cases. Thus, our testicular salvage rate was 57.5% and missed testicular torsion rate was 42.5%. It was observed that our testicular salvage rate was lower than the expected figures published in the literature. This is may be attributed to different causes, including delayed referral or presentation of acute scrotum cases, inadequate knowledge of the general practitioners working in emergency departments, or poor knowledge of parents.
ISSN:1178-7074
1178-7074
DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S52413