Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 6, 2024; 12(7): 1251-1259
Published online Mar 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i7.1251
Clinical characteristics of testicular torsion and factors influencing testicular salvage in children: A 12-year study in tertiary center
Xiang-Hui Gang, Yuan-Yuan Duan, Bin Zhang, Zheng-Gan Jiang, Rong Zhang, Jun Chen, Xiang-Yu Teng, Duo-Bing Zhang
Xiang-Hui Gang, Bin Zhang, Zheng-Gan Jiang, Rong Zhang, Jun Chen, Duo-Bing Zhang, Department of Urology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Suzhou 234000, Anhui Province, China
Yuan-Yuan Duan, Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Suzhou 234000, Anhui Province, China
Xiang-Yu Teng, Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Co-first authors: Xiang-Hui Gang and Yuan-Yuan Duan.
Author contributions: Gang XH study conception and design, analysis and data interpretation, drafting of the manuscript, and critical revision; Duan YY, Jiang ZG and Teng XY study conception and design, data acquisition, and critical revision; Zhang B, Zhang R, and Chen J data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and critical revision; Zhang DB study conception and design, analysis and data interpretation, drafting of the manuscript, and critical revision.
Supported by Anhui Province Translational Medicine Research Fund Project, No. 2021zhyx-C59 and No. 2021zhyx-C75.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Anhui Medical University Suzhou Hospital Institutional Review Board, Approval No. A2023006.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Duo-Bing Zhang, MD, Academic Research, Surgeon, Department of Urology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, No. 299 Bianhe Middle Road, Suzhou 234000, Anhui Province, China. zhangduobingsz@126.com
Received: November 26, 2023
Peer-review started: November 26, 2023
First decision: December 29, 2023
Revised: January 9, 2024
Accepted: February 4, 2024
Article in press: February 4, 2024
Published online: March 6, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We retrospectively collected cases of testicular torsion surgery in adolescents at a tertiary hospital and found that the initial visit to a non tertiary hospital may delay the patient's diagnosis and optimal surgical time.