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ArticleInternational braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology

Testicular torsion: a modified surgical technique for immediate intravaginal testicular prosthesis implant.

Daniel Hampl, Leandro Koifman, Ricardo de Almeida, Marcio Ginsberg, Francisco J B Sampaio, Luciano A Favorito

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Article in International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Testicular Implant Complications after Transmasculine Gender Affirming Surgery.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel HamplServiço de Urologia, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Leandro KoifmanServiço de Urologia, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Ricardo de AlmeidaServiço de Urologia, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Marcio GinsbergServiço de Urologia, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Francisco J B SampaioUnidade de Pesquisa Urogenital, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Uerj, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Luciano A FavoritoUnidade de Pesquisa Urogenital, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Uerj, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar · BRUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this paper is to propose a modified surgical technique for immediate intravaginal prosthesis implantation in patients undergoing orchiectomy due to testicular torsion, and to evaluate the wound healing process and patient's satisfaction. MATERIAL AND

methodsWe prospectively analyzed 137 patients with testicular torsion admitted to our facility between April 2018 and May 2020. Twenty-five patients who underwent orchiectomy were included in this study. Fifteen had a testicular prosthesis implanted at the same time as orchiectomy using a modified intravaginal technique (summary figure) and 10 received implants 6 to 12 months after orchiectomy. Wound healing was evaluated at a minimum of four checkpoints (on days 15, 45, 90 and 180 after surgery). At the end of the study, a questionnaire was administered to measure patients' satisfaction rate. Student's t test was used for comparison of quantitative data between negative vs. positive cultures (p<0.05). The chi-square test was used to verify associations between categorical variables and immediate vs. late prosthesis implantation (p <0.05).

resultsPatient's ages ranged from 13 to 23 years (mean 16.44 years). Overall time lapse from symptoms to orchiectomy ranged from 10 hours to 25 days (mean 7.92 days). Only one extrusion occurred and it happened in the late implant group. All wounds were healed in 72%, 88%, 95.8% and 100% of the cases on the 15th, 45th, 90th and 180th days after implant, respectively. At the end of the study, all patients stated they would recommend it to a friend or relative. The only patient that had prothesis extrusion asked to have it implanted again.

conclusionThere was no prosthesis extrusion using the modified intravaginal surgical technique for immediate testicular prosthesis implantation, which proved to be an easily performed and safe procedure that can avoid further reconstructive surgery in patients whose testicle was removed due to testicular torsion.

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Spermatic Cord TorsionAdolescentAdultHumansMaleOrchiectomyProstheses and ImplantsProsthesis ImplantationRetrospective StudiesTestisYoung AdultOrchiectomySpermatic Cord TorsionTesticular Diseases

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PMID34469675
PMCPMC8486465
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