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Prenatally Diagnosed Testicular Torsion: A Rare Condition That Causes Dilemma in Management.

Michael GerboChad B CriggerYasamin SamadiMichael C OstOsama Al-Omar
Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2021)
While controversy regarding surgical intervention in patients with unilateral PTT exists due to poor salvage rates-estimated to be less than 1%-the risk of anorchia is higher in affected patients due to limitations in the accuracy of detecting bilateral testicular involvement. Risk of misdiagnosis of bilaterality may lead to lasting sequelae such as infertility and devastating psychological consequences for affected patients, supporting the need for surgical exploration, as was performed in our case.
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