Situation of Pediatric Patients with Testicular Torsion in Times of COVID-19.

To assess whether the COVID-19 pandemic had an influence on presentation of testicular torsion and/or increase in the frequency of orchiectomy. This retrospective study included boys under 18 years of age with testicular torsion divided in two groups: pre-COVID operated in 2019 vs. COVID-19 group from 2020.

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the course and treatment of appendicitis in the pediatric population.

SARS-CoV-2 is a highly contagious virus causing mainly respiratory track disease called COVID-19, which dissemination in the whole world in the 2020 has resulted in World Health Organisation (WHO) announcing the pandemic. As a consequence Polish Government made a decision to go into a lockdown in order to secure the population against SARS-CoV-2 outbreak what had its major influence on the Polish Health Care System. All of the social and medical factors caused by the pandemic might influence children's health care, including urgent cases.

Is Testicular Torsion a Real Problem in Pediatric Patients With Cryptorchidism?

To present management and outcomes of patients with cryptorchidism suffering from testicular torsion. This is a retrospective review of pediatric patients with torsion of undescended testes, who were treated between 2009 and 2019. We recorded: the age, symptoms, duration of torsion, results of physical examination, surgery findings, and additional treatment.