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Torsion of Testes : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Surgical Detorsion of Testis

Treatments Overview Articles

Testicular torsion
Surgery is usually required and should be performed as soon as possible after symptoms begin. If surgery is performed within 6 hours, most testicles can be saved.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 23, 2007
Testicular Torsion
Surgery must be performed within 24 hours to ensure the health of the affected testis. During the procedure, the surgeon untwists the cord and secures the testis in place so that it cannot rotate again.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Testicular Torsion
Surgery performed within the first six hours has an 80 to 100 percent chance of saving the affected testis. This likelihood goes down the longer blood flow to the testis has been cut off.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Specific Treatments Articles

Orchiopexy
Orchiopexy is a procedure in which a surgeon fastens an undescended testicle inside the scrotum, usually with absorbable sutures. It is done most often in male infants or very young children to correct cryptorchidism, which is the medical term for...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Undescended testicle repair
Undescended testicle repair is surgery to correct testicles that have not dropped down into the correct position in the scrotum.Orchidopexy; Inguinal orchidopexy; Orchiopexy; Repair of undescended testicle; Cryptorchidism repair.As a baby grows in...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
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