APPENDIX TESTES TORSION

Course overview

TORSION OF TESTICULAR APPENDAGES IS CONSIDERED ONE OF, IF NOT THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ACUTE SCROTAL PAIN IN THE PREPUBERTAL CHILDREN AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE DIFFERENTIAL FOR ANY MALE PRESENTING WITH AN ACUTE SCROTUM. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF TESTICULAR APPENDAGE TORSION AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN QUICKLY DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.