Long-term effects of the testicular torsion on the spermatogenesis of the contralateral testis and the preventive value of the twisted testis orchiepididymectomy

Fernando Lorenzini, Renato Tâmbara Filho, Regina Paula X. Gomes, Anderson Joel Martino‐Andrade, Thomas Rolf Erdmann, Jorge Eduardo Fouto Matias

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira · 2012 · 26 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Testicular torsion does not cause long-term effects on the spermatogenesis of the contralateral testis in pubertal rats, and the orchiepididymectomy of the twisted testis is not necessary for preventive purposes for the contralateral spermatogenesis.

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