Testicular torsion

Question 1

Pathophysiology

Answer 1

testes to twist around the spermatic chord. When this happens, it cuts off the blood flow to the testicle. It must be treated as an emergency.

Question 2

Features

Answer 2

Sudden onset, severe pain in one testicle
Often follows minor trauma
High riding in the scrotum
Unilateral loss of cremaster reflex
No relief in pain on elevation of the testicle (negative Prehn’s sign)