ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the clinical features,diagnosis and treatment of testicular torsion.Methods The clinical data of 95 patients with testicular torsion admitted from March 2001 to April 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.Results The age of patients ranged from 13 to 42 years (mean 19.6 years).Among 95 patients,91 cases had essential clinical symptoms of scrotal pain;1 case reported the right testicular enlargement without pain,and 3 cases presented with left inguinal mass.Color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) was performed in 91 patients,reduction or loss of blood flow signals were detected in 88 cases,and normal blood flow signals were presented in 3 cases.The diagnosis of testicular torsion was confirmed by CDFI in 91 cases before surgery,and 4 cases were diagnosed by medical history and physical examination.The duration from onset to surgery was ＜ 5 h in 10 cases,5-10 h in 25 cases,and ＞ 10 h in 60 cases.All the patients received operation,92 cases were diagnosed as testicular torsion in scrotum and 3 cases as cryptorchidism torsion after surgery.Among 92 cases of testicular torsion in scrotum,twisted testicles were removed in 41 cases and the testicles were retained in 51 cases;while testicles were removed in 1 case of cryptorchidism torsion,and the testicles were fixed in the scrotum in other 2 cases of cryptorchidism.Sixty eight patients were postoperatively followed-up for 1 month to 15 years,the retained necrotic testis atrophy occurred in 1 case,and the testicular size was normal in other 67 cases.In the 68 cases,there was no testicular discomfort and no testicular torsion after operation.Conclusions CDFI is valuable in preoperative diagnosis of testicular tortion.Once the diagnosis is made,it should be operated as soon as possible to retain the testicular function,and the affected testicle should be retained with caution for cryptorchidism torsion.