title: [Significance of preventive orchidopexy of the contralateral testis following testicular torsion].
abstract: From 1977 to 1987 in 94 patients an operative intervention was done because of testicular torsion. A followup was possible in 66 out of 94 patients (71%). A prophylactic orchiopexy was performed in 46 out of 66 patients (69.7%). The average followup time was 6.2 years. In 65 out of 66 patients (98.5%) neither pain attacks nor torsion were found retrospectively. Because of one testicular torsion with organ loss in a group of 20 patients without prophylactic orchiopexy this operation should be done simultaneously with the first operative intervention.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Universitätsklinik Wien.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Latal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hienert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012008:Recurrence; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000601:surgery*; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Bedeutung der prophylaktischen Pexie des kontralateralen Hodens nach Hodentorsion.