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Testicular Torsion
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Testicular torsion occurs when a testicle rotates, twisting the spermatic cord that brings blood to the scrotum. The reduced blood flow causes sudden and often severe pain and swelling. Testicular torsion is most common between ages 12 and 16, but it can occur at any age, even before birth. Testicular torsion usually requires emergency surgery. If treated quickly, the testicle can usually be saved. But when blood flow has been cut off for too long, a testicle might become so badly damaged that it has to be removed.
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This video explains testicular torsion, which occurs when a testicle rotates and twists the spermatic cord that brings blood to the scrotum. It covers the sudden and often severe pain and swelling from reduced blood flow, that it is most common between ages 12 and 16 but can occur at any age, and that it usually requires emergency surgery, with possible removal if blood flow has been cut off too long.
Key points
- Testicular torsion is rotation of a testicle twisting the spermatic cord
- Reduced blood flow causes sudden, often severe pain and swelling
- It is most common between ages 12 and 16 but can occur at any age
- Emergency surgery is usually required
- Removal is mentioned as possible when blood flow has been cut off for too long
Video Overview
This video presents “Testicular Torsion” — Testicular torsion occurs when a testicle rotates, twisting the spermatic cord that brings blood to the scrotum. The reduced blood flow causes sudden and often severe pain and swelling. Testicular torsion is most common between ages 12. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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