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The twisting of the SPERMATIC CORD due to an anatomical abnormality that left the TESTIS mobile and dangling in the SCROTUM. The initial effect of testicular torsion is obstruction of venous return. Depending on the duration and degree of cord rotation, testicular symptoms range from EDEMA to interrupted arterial flow and testicular pain. If blood flow to testis is absent for 4 to 6 h, SPERMATOGENESIS may be permanently lost.
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- Testicular Torsion
- Torsion Of Testicular Cord
- Spermatic Cord Torsions
- Testicular Torsions
- Torsion, Spermatic Cord
- Torsion, Testicular
- Torsions, Spermatic Cord
- Torsions, Testicular
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Spermatic Cord Torsion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013086. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013086
- Spermatic Cord Torsion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testicular_torsion
- Spermatic Cord Torsion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1434575