Surge in testicular torsion in pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Testicular torsion is a pediatric surgical emergency, and prompt diagnosis and treatment is imperative. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric patients with symptoms of testicular torsion may be reluctant to seek medical care which increases the likelihood of delayed presentation and the need for an orchiectomy. This observational study sought to determine whether there was a higher number of testicular torsion cases during COVID-19.

Methods

As the first patient with COVID-19 was admitted to our facility on March 6, 2020, we identified male children ages 1-18 years with testicular torsion between March 1-December 31, 2020 (during COVID-19) compared to the same time period between 2015 and 2019 (prior to COVID-19). All patients were evaluated at our Institution's

SUBMITTER: Shields LBE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9282895 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature