Testicular Torsion: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

testicular torsion, intravaginal testicular torsion, extravaginal testicular torsion, torsion of the spermatic cord, torsion of the testis, epididymitis, orchitis, epididymo-orchitis, pyuria, bacteriuria, leucocytosis, contralateral orchidopexy, orchiectomy, testicular necrosis, testicular atrophy, scrotal swelling, intermittent testicular torsion, acute scrotum, bell-clapper deformity

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Eugene Minevich, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Cincinnati
Eugene Minevich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, and American Urological Association
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Leslie Tackett, MD, Fellow, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center at Cincinnati
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Medical Editor

Raymond Rackley, MD, Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at CWRU; Co-Section Head, Section of Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology, Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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J Stuart Wolf, Jr, MD, FACS, David A Bloom Professor of Urology, Director, Division of Minimally Invasive Urology, Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center
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