Torsion of an intra-abdominal testis presenting as acute abdominal pain - A rare diagnosis.

Urol Case Rep

South Metropolitan Health Service, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.

Published: November 2023

Cryptorchidism is associated with a higher risk of malignancy, infertility, and torsion. Torsion of an intra-abdominal testis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the post-pubertal male but must be considered in men presenting with abdominal pain and a history of cryptorchidism. We present an unusual case of a patient with acute abdominal pain found to have torsion of a left intra-abdominal testis and his management.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10698525PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102627DOI Listing

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