title: Traumatic torsion of the testis.
abstract: Torsion of the testis is a common urological emergency. Blunt scrotal trauma also may precipitate an emergency. We recently treated 2 adolescent boys in whom blunt scrotal trauma induced testicular torsion. A retrospective review of the charts of 138 patients explored for acute scrotal pain at our hospital revealed a history of scrotal trauma in 3 of 57 patients (5 per cent) with testicular torsion and 7 of 73 (10 per cent) with torsion of the testicular appendages. The possibility of torsion must be considered in cases of scrotal trauma.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries*; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*