Acute scrotum in elderly; is it torsion !

Saad Alqasem; Abdulmajeed Alhamdan; Abdulrahman Alhefzi; Ahmad Alhazmi; Maher Moazin; Abdullah Alfakhri

Urology Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Acute scrotum in elderly; is it torsion !

Saad Alqasem,
Abdulmajeed Alhamdan,
Abdulrahman Alhefzi,
Ahmad Alhazmi,
Maher Moazin,
Abdullah Alfakhri

Affiliations

Saad Alqasem: College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj, Saudi Arabia; Urology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author. College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj, Saudi Arabia
Abdulmajeed Alhamdan: Urology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Alhefzi: Urology Department, Asir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Alhazmi: Urology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Maher Moazin: Urology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Alfakhri: Urology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28

Abstract

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Testicular torsion occurs most frequently in a preadulthood age. In geriatric people, it is very rare and should not be an exclusion criterion for the diagnosis. Lack of awareness about testicular torsion in elderly people may end up with delayed or misdiagnosis. In this article, we report a case of testicular torsion in 62 years old Saudi man. Keywords: Testicular torsion, Acute scrotum, Elderly, Testicular pain

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
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