Validation of the TWIST score for testicular torsion in adults.
João Arthur Brunhara Alves BarbosaPedro Felipe Silva de FreitasSergio Andurte Duarte CarvalhoAugusto Quaresma CoelhoMarco Aurelio Watanabe YoriokaMaykon William Aparecido PereiraLeonardo Lima BorgesMiguel SrougiWilliam C NahasMarco Antonio ArapPublished in: International urology and nephrology (2020)
The TWIST Score is valid for the diagnosis of Testicular Torsion in adults, presenting a PPV of 90% for a cutoff of 5 points and 100% for six points. In all patients with a score of 2 or less, the disease could be safely excluded (100% NPV).