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ReviewNature reviews. Urology2014

Mechanisms of testicular torsion and potential protective agents.

Ersagun Karaguzel, Mustafa Kadihasanoglu, Omer Kutlu

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Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
34.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 260 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ersagun KaraguzelDepartment of Urology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.
Mustafa KadihasanogluDepartment of Urology, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, 34098 Istanbul, Turkey.
Omer KutluDepartment of Urology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.
Karadeniz Technical University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Testicular torsion is a urological emergency most commonly seen in adolescence, involving a decrease in blood flow in the testis resulting from torsion of the spermatic cord that can result in gonad injury or even loss if not treated in time. Testicular ischaemia-reperfusion injury represents the principle pathophysiology of testicular torsion, with ischaemia caused by twisting of the spermatic cord, and reperfusion on its subsequent release. Many cellular and molecular mechanisms are involved in ischaemia-reperfusion injury following testicular torsion. Studies have investigated the use of pharmacological agents as supportive therapy to surgical repair in order to prevent the adverse effects of testicular torsion. Numerous substances have been proposed as important in the prevention of post-ischaemia-reperfusion testicular injury. A range of chemicals and drugs has been successfully tested in animal models for the purpose of mitigating the dangerous effects of ischaemia-reperfusion in testis torsion.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnestheticsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntioxidantsDehydroepiandrosteroneDrug Therapy, CombinationErythropoietinHumansHyperbaric OxygenationMalePhosphodiesterase InhibitorsReperfusion InjurySpermatic Cord TorsionTreatment OutcomeUrologic Surgical Procedures, MaleAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnestheticsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntioxidantsDehydroepiandrosteroneErythropoietinPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsVasodilator Agents

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PMID24934447
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