title: Torsion of the testis--a misinterpreted diagnosis in the young adult.
abstract: Torsion of the spermatic cord is fairly common even in young adults but is too often misdiagnosed. The anatomical anomaly and clinical features of 31 cases are reviewed. If a patient is operated upon within 10 hours of the onset of symptoms the testis will usually survive. In most patients a basic deformity that permits torsion is present on both sides of the scrotum. A plea is made for early diagnosis and bilateral fixation of the testes in all patients with a suspicion of torsion.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery