Editorial Comment: Presentation delay, misdiagnosis, inter-hospital transfer times and surgical outcomes in testicular torsion: analysis of statewide case series from central Brazil

摘要

Testicular torsion is a urological emergency related to spermatic cord torsion, leading to a compartment syndrome inside the rigid tunica albuginea and severe local ischemia. Time lapse from symptoms to surgery is the only predictor factor related to greater salvage rates. Deleterious impacts to the endocrine function and the sensitive spermatogenesis process are seen after only 2 hours of ischemia ( 1 ).