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ReviewResearch and reports in urology2023

Is There a Relationship Between Waking Up from Sleep and the Onset of Testicular Torsion?

Meshari A Alzahrani, Mishal M Alasmari, Moataz I Altokhais, Fawaz W Alkeraithe, Talal A Alghamdi, Abdulaziz S Aldaham, Alwaleed H Hakami, Saud Alomair, Basel O Hakami

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Review in Research and reports in urology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Is there any effect of lidocaine on ischemia/reperfusion injury in testicular torsion? An experimental study.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Meshari A AlzahraniDepartment of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8504-7486
Mishal M AlasmariCollege of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Moataz I AltokhaisDepartment of Urology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fawaz W AlkeraitheDepartment of Urology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Talal A AlghamdiDepartment of Urology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz S AldahamCollege of Medicine, Jouf University, Al Gurayat, Saudi Arabia.
Alwaleed H HakamiCollege of Medicine and Surgery, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Saud AlomairCollege of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.
Basel O HakamiDepartment of Urology, King Faisal Medical City for Southern Region (KFMC), Abha, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5557-4771
King Fahd Medical City · SAMajmaah University · SAJazan University · SAJouf University · SAKing Khalid University · SAKing Khalid University Hospital · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Testicular torsion is a serious urologic emergency that can present with unusual or atypical history and examination. Classical pain from testicular torsion is of sudden onset, significantly severe, and is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. However, in some patients, the initial scrotal pain appears to considerably subside within the next few hours. In others, testicular torsion tends to occur while sleeping, and many patients recount a history of being woken up from sleep by intense pain. Furthermore, some patients in this subset can resume normal activities and even sleep through the night with little or no discomfort, without a perceived need for pain medications. Other patients initially experience mild pain, which worsens over time. Consequently, these patients are less likely to be evaluated immediately. In view of these atypical cases, the question remains unanswered regarding sleep as a predisposing factor for testicular torsion. This narrative review focuses on exploring the association between sleep and testicular torsion.

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acute scrotumliterature reviewsleepsleepingtesticular torsiontorsion of the spermatic cord

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PMID36855423
PMCPMC9968432
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