Ipsilateral and contralateral testicular blood flows during unilateral testicular torsion by 133Xe clearance technique.
Testicular blood flows during unilateral testicular torsion were measured by Xenon-133 clearance technique. Xenon-133 was injected via the left carotid artery into the heart. Measurements were performed in control and left-sided testicular torsion groups, each consisting of ten rats. Left and right testicular blood flows, which were 29.157 +/- 2.272 ml/100 g/min and 29.773 +/- 2.934 ml/100 g/min in the controls, were 11.983 +/- 3.655 ml/100 g/min and 16.098 +/- 3.757 ml/100 g/min in the experimental group and differed significantly. The decrease in contralateral testicular blood flow may play an important role in the contralateral testicular damage encountered following unilateral testicular torsion.
Kizilcan
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Bernay
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Tanyel
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Büyükpamukçu
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Bekdik
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C
Hiçsönmez
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A
D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D051381:Rats; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m