Bilateral testes fractures from blunt scrotal trauma

Bilateral testes fractures from blunt scrotal trauma

Management of blunt scrotal trauma is classically centered upon evaluation of potential testicular ruptures to that expedient surgical intervention can be employed. We present a unique case of blunt scrotal trauma causing bilateral testes rupture in order to illustrate the rationale for societal gui...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Moynihan, Marc Manganiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019303341
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spelling doaj-2aab673b95d04b0499e48c4fa2f9ab092020-11-25T03:25:34ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202020-01-0128Bilateral testes fractures from blunt scrotal traumaMatthew J. Moynihan0Marc Manganiello1Corresponding author.; Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA, 01805, USALahey Hospital & Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA, 01805, USAManagement of blunt scrotal trauma is classically centered upon evaluation of potential testicular ruptures to that expedient surgical intervention can be employed. We present a unique case of blunt scrotal trauma causing bilateral testes rupture in order to illustrate the rationale for societal guidelines. We additionally offer discussion of potential sequelae of afflicted patients and a sparingly used technique to salvage a severely injured testis. Keywords: Blunt trauma, Scrotal injury, Testis rupture, Bilateralhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019303341
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title Bilateral testes fractures from blunt scrotal trauma
title_short Bilateral testes fractures from blunt scrotal trauma
title_full Bilateral testes fractures from blunt scrotal trauma
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publishDate 2020-01-01
description Management of blunt scrotal trauma is classically centered upon evaluation of potential testicular ruptures to that expedient surgical intervention can be employed. We present a unique case of blunt scrotal trauma causing bilateral testes rupture in order to illustrate the rationale for societal guidelines. We additionally offer discussion of potential sequelae of afflicted patients and a sparingly used technique to salvage a severely injured testis. Keywords: Blunt trauma, Scrotal injury, Testis rupture, Bilateral
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