Testicular Torsion-Detorsion- Histological and Biochemical Changes in Rat Testis

Testicular torsion and detorsion are important clinical problems for infertile man. In fact, torsion of the spermatic cord is an emergency that results from rotation of the testis and epididymis around the axis of the spermatic cord. Male factor infertility accounts for up to half of all cases of infertility and affects one man in 20 in the general population [1]. While the annual incidence of testicular torsion is between one in 4,000 males and one in 158 males younger than 25 years, with peaks of incidence occurring in neonates and adolescents entering puberty [2,3]. Urgent operative interventions are required to re-establish the blood flow and circumvent the perpetual damaging effects on the testis which may turn out to be decreased spermatogenesis in majority of cases thus permanently lowering fertility chances [4].