Skip to main content
British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.) logoLink to British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.)
. 1987 Mar 28;294(6575):824. doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6575.824

Torsion of the testis: why is the prognosis so poor?

S Bennett, M S Nicholson, T M Little
PMCID: PMC1245874  PMID: 3105758

Abstract

The cases of 83 boys who were admitted to hospital with acute testicular pain or swelling were studied. Twenty seven had torsion of the testis, and 15 (55%) of these lost a testis. The main reason for the poor results was delay by the patient or his parents in seeking medical attention.

Full text

PDF

Page 824

824

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Chapman R. H., Walton A. J. Torsion of the testis and its appendages. Br Med J. 1972 Jan 15;1(5793):164–166. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5793.164. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.) are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES