睾丸扭转诊治的研究现状

Current research on diagnosis and treatment of testicular torsion

睾丸扭转是泌尿外科特别是小儿泌尿外科常见急诊病之一,需要及时准确的诊断来避免睾丸切除。睾丸扭转在年轻男性人群中并不罕见,事实上,在这一年龄阶段其发病率甚至比睾丸肿瘤还要高得多。然而睾丸扭转对男性健康威胁方面并没有得到该有的公众关注。本文阐述了睾丸扭转在病因、遗传、诊断、治疗、生育、医疗投诉方面的研究现状。

Testicular torsion is one of the common emergencies in pediatric urology which requires an accurate and timely diagnosis in order to avoid testis loss.It is not an uncommon event affecting young male population.In fact,testicular torsion is more common than testicular tumors for this same age group,yet testicular torsion as a male health risk has not been given the public attention.In this review we highlight the new information regarding a variety of topics associated with testicular torsion including:etiology and genetics,imaging diagnostics,innovative surgical techniques,fertility,and medical legal issues.