Testicular and testicular appendages torsion in children : a retrospective study of 150 patients

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Objective: To analyze the clinical presentation and management of testicular torsion and its appendages.

Methods: The records of 150 patients who presented over a period of 10 years were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: Torsion of the testicular appendages accounted for 59% of the cases; torsion of the testis accounted for the remaining 41%.

Torsion of the hydatid Morgagni accounted for 88.5% of cases involving the appendages.

The right side was more commonly involved.

The age incidence in torsion of the appendages was less than that in torsion of the testis.

The testis was salvaged in 77.5% of cases.

The salvage rate improved to 91% when cases were treated within 4-6 hours.

Conclusion: Torsion of the testis was less Common than torsion of the testicular appendages.

Definitive diagnosis was not always easy and surgical exploration is recommended for dealing with such cases of acute