A young footballer got hit in his groin by a kick. He started having severe pain and swelling in his scrotum.
He was rushed into the emergency room and wheeled straight into the theatre for a surgery to save his testis. He had testicular torsion.
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He was rushed into the emergency room and wheeled straight into the theatre for a surgery to save his testis. He had testicular torsion.
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Testicular torsion happens when your testicle rotates, twisting your spermatic cord (the tube which contains the vessels that bring blood to your testis).
This leads to reduced blood flow to the testis, causing sudden and often severe pain, redness and swelling.
This leads to reduced blood flow to the testis, causing sudden and often severe pain, redness and swelling.
Symptoms of testicular torsion
1. Sudden, severe scrotal pain
2. Scrotal swelling
3. Lower tummy pain
4. Nausea and vomiting
5. Frequent peeing
6. Feeling feverish
7. Abnormal positioning of your testicle: usually higher than normal or at an unusual angle
1. Sudden, severe scrotal pain
2. Scrotal swelling
3. Lower tummy pain
4. Nausea and vomiting
5. Frequent peeing
6. Feeling feverish
7. Abnormal positioning of your testicle: usually higher than normal or at an unusual angle
What causes testicular torsion?
1. Vigorous physical exercise
2. Injury to the testis e.g. from a football kick or a direct strike on the testis
3. Common in extremely cold temperatures
4. Rapid growth of the testicles during puberty
5. It may even happen while you're asleep
1. Vigorous physical exercise
2. Injury to the testis e.g. from a football kick or a direct strike on the testis
3. Common in extremely cold temperatures
4. Rapid growth of the testicles during puberty
5. It may even happen while you're asleep
Things that make you more likely to have testicular torsion
1. Being 12 to 18 years old
2. Having a previous testicular torsion that was not treated. e.g. you had repeated pain in the testicle which went away untreated during exercise
3. If testicular torsion runs in your family
1. Being 12 to 18 years old
2. Having a previous testicular torsion that was not treated. e.g. you had repeated pain in the testicle which went away untreated during exercise
3. If testicular torsion runs in your family
How to treat testicular torsion
It needs EMERGENCY SURGERY!
Rush to theatre!
If operated fast enough, your testicles can be saved.
But if blood flow has been cut off for too long, your testicle might get so damaged that it has to be removed (orchidectomy), risking infertility.
It needs EMERGENCY SURGERY!
Rush to theatre!
If operated fast enough, your testicles can be saved.
But if blood flow has been cut off for too long, your testicle might get so damaged that it has to be removed (orchidectomy), risking infertility.
How to prevent testicular torsion
1. If men in your family inherit the trait of having testicles that can rotate in the scrotum, the only way to prevent torsion is to have a surgery to attach your testicles to the inside of your scrotum.
2. Protect your testicles from kicks.
1. If men in your family inherit the trait of having testicles that can rotate in the scrotum, the only way to prevent torsion is to have a surgery to attach your testicles to the inside of your scrotum.
2. Protect your testicles from kicks.
A lot of men who may have had testicular torsion but never treated it properly are currently at risk of infertility due to the damage done to their testes.
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