Successful Salvage of a Ruptured Testis Following Severe Blunt Trauma in a Polytrauma Patient.

Athanasios Zachariou, Aris Kaltsas, Grigorios Daligaros, Ioannis Giannakis, Nikolaos Sofikitis

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Salvage of a Penetrating Bilateral Testicular Gunshot Injury Using an Autologous Free Tunica Albuginea Graft from the Excised Contralateral Testis: A Case Report.Research and reports in urology · 2026
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Athanasios ZachariouUrology Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC.

Aris KaltsasThird Department of Urology, Attikon University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

Grigorios DaligarosUrology Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC.

Ioannis GiannakisUrology Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC.

Nikolaos SofikitisUrology Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC.

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Abstract

Testicular rupture is a rare but serious complication of blunt scrotal trauma, often linked to high-impact injuries. We report the case of a 20-year-old male with pelvic fractures and a high-riding right testis following a motorcycle accident. Imaging confirmed left testicular rupture with tunica albuginea disruption and hematoma. Surgery was performed eight hours post-injury, involving tunica repair and debridement. Follow-up ultrasound showed preserved arterial flow despite reduced testicular size. This case underscores the need for prompt urological assessment in blunt trauma cases, ensuring timely intervention to maximize testicular salvage and function.

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emergency surgeryhematomapelvic fracturescrotal traumatesticular function

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PMID40755568

DOI10.7759/cureus.87265

PMCPMC12318350

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