Better Diagnosis of Testicular Torsion

Research Article| September 01 2013 Better Diagnosis of Testicular Torsion AAP Grand Rounds (2013) 30 (3): 25. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.30-3-25 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Better Diagnosis of Testicular Torsion. AAP Grand Rounds September 2013; 30 (3): 25. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.30-3-25 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: spermatic cord torsion, scrotal pain, ultrasonography Source: Barboso JA, Tiseo BC, Barayan GA, et al. Development and initial validation of a scoring system to diagnose testicular torsion in children. J Urol. 2013; 189(5): 1859– 1864; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2012.10.056Google Scholar Investigators at Boston Children’s Hospital and University of Sao Paulo sought to develop and validate a scoring system to diagnose testicular torsion (TT) based on presenting symptoms. The investigators first conducted a literature review to identify clinical variables associated with TT. Subsequently, they prospectively evaluated these variables in patients presenting to Boston Children’s Hospital with acute scrotal pain between 2009 and 2012. Scrotal Doppler ultrasound, urinalysis, urine culture, and blood count were obtained in all patients. Using prediction models of the clinical variables that were independently associated with TT, the investigators created a scoring system that stratified patients into low, medium, and high risk categories. Lastly,... You do not currently have access to this content.