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Observational studyAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2022

Comparing the surgical management of acute paediatric scrotal pain between adult urologists and general surgeons in the UK: an observational study.

H N Bermingham, M A Popplewell, D N Naumann, M A Gulamhussein, F Liaw, G R Layton, H Fernando, O Tucker, D Bowley, M P Dilworth

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Observational study in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H N BerminghamUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
M A PopplewellUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
D N NaumannUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
M A GulamhusseinUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
F LiawUniversity Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK.
G R LaytonUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
H FernandoUniversity Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK.
O TuckerUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
D BowleyUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
M P DilworthUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAcute scrotal pain is a common paediatric surgical emergency. Assessment and timely exploration are required to rule out testicular torsion (TT) and prevent unnecessary morbidity.

methodsA retrospective observational cohort study was carried out at two district general hospitals in the UK for boys aged ≤16 years presenting with acute scrotal pain between January 2014 and October 2017 managed by adult general surgery (AGS) at one hospital and adult urology (AU) at the other.

resultsSome 565 patients were eligible for inclusion (

conclusionAlthough intraoperative findings were similar between adult general surgeons and urologists, there were significant differences in surgical management, with a higher rate of surgical exploration by general surgeons. Testicular salvage and 30-day postoperative morbidity rates at both institutions were acceptable but the readmission rate was high at 6.6%. It is not known why there is a heterogeneity in management of acute scrotal pain between specialist centres, and further prospective investigations are warranted.

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Genital Diseases, MaleSkin DiseasesSpermatic Cord TorsionSurgeonsAdultChildHumansMalePainRetrospective StudiesScrotumUnited KingdomUrologistsAcute scrotal painGeneral surgeryPaediatric surgeryTesticular torsionUrology

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PMID34939856
PMCPMC10335202
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