title: [Testicular torsion: report of 12 patients].
abstract: 12 cases of testicular torsion were stadieded. It is helpful to get diagnosis for early testicular torsion using radionuclide testicular imaging, B-ultrasound and color Doppler flow imaging. A peculiar type of testicular torsion was unilateral defect of radionuclide distribution. The causes, diagnoses and treatments of testicular torsion were discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
chemical_list: D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m