Torsion of undescended testis: Clinical, imaging, and surgical findings
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[Torsion of undescended testis].
Torsion of a cryptorchidid testicle presents a non-specific symptomatology. Clinical suspicion indicates surgical exploration, irrespective of Doppler ultrasound with its inherent false negative results. With regards to treatment, an orchiectomy is performed when the testis is necrotic. Management of the contralateral testis is controversial. Our policy is not to fix them systematically because...
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عنوان ژورنال: Urological Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1879-5226
DOI: 10.1016/j.urols.2013.05.007