A case of torsion of the undescended testes
Abstract Abdominal pain and vomiting are common presenting symptoms in young children, and there are a myriad of differential diagnoses ranging from benign to life‐threatening. We present the case of a 20‐month‐old boy who came to the emergency department with abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. In...
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| description | Abstract Abdominal pain and vomiting are common presenting symptoms in young children, and there are a myriad of differential diagnoses ranging from benign to life‐threatening. We present the case of a 20‐month‐old boy who came to the emergency department with abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. Initially, he was thought to have intussusception with a necrotic lead point based on clinical signs, laboratory findings, and ultrasonography, but was taken to the operating room after air enema failed to demonstrate an intussusceptum. He was ultimately diagnosed with torsion of an undescended testicle. Few cases of torsion of the undescended testes are reported in literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-748c5291b95f4d01a1da8b9e02bac81b2025-08-20T03:48:37ZengElsevierJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2688-11522022-04-0132n/an/a10.1002/emp2.12666A case of torsion of the undescended testesBolanle Akinsola0Heather Farthing1Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta Georgia USAEmergency Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta Georgia USAAbstract Abdominal pain and vomiting are common presenting symptoms in young children, and there are a myriad of differential diagnoses ranging from benign to life‐threatening. We present the case of a 20‐month‐old boy who came to the emergency department with abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. Initially, he was thought to have intussusception with a necrotic lead point based on clinical signs, laboratory findings, and ultrasonography, but was taken to the operating room after air enema failed to demonstrate an intussusceptum. He was ultimately diagnosed with torsion of an undescended testicle. Few cases of torsion of the undescended testes are reported in literature.https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12666abdominal painemergency departmentintussussceptionpediatrictesticular torsionundescended testes (cryptorchidism) |
| spellingShingle | Bolanle Akinsola Heather Farthing A case of torsion of the undescended testes Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open abdominal pain emergency department intussussception pediatric testicular torsion undescended testes (cryptorchidism) |
| title | A case of torsion of the undescended testes |
| title_full | A case of torsion of the undescended testes |
| title_fullStr | A case of torsion of the undescended testes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of torsion of the undescended testes |
| title_short | A case of torsion of the undescended testes |
| title_sort | case of torsion of the undescended testes |
| topic | abdominal pain emergency department intussussception pediatric testicular torsion undescended testes (cryptorchidism) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12666 |
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