Torsion and the contralateral testicle.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-1985
Abstract
The histologic effect of unilateral torsion on the contralateral testicle in adult Noble rats was examined. Utilizing detorsion or orchiectomy at 3 hours and 24 hours after torsion, the effect of early and late treatment of these changes was reviewed. The histologic changes consisted of loss of tubular spermatozoa, clumping of chromatin within the spermatocytes, the presence of Sertoli-only cells, evacuolization of Sertoli cytoplasm and germinal epithelial sloughing. Depression of spermatogenesis and decrease in the mean seminiferous tubular size was seen in the "normal" testicle after unilateral torsion. This effect was negated by early treatment with either orchiectomy or detorsion. Late detorsion does not negate these effects and late orchiectomy only partially negates them. Despite the depressed tubular function, the presence of early spermatogenic elements seen in the majority of the tubules in the "normal" testicle implies the possible reversibility of these changes.
Volume
133
Issue
2
First Page
294
Last Page
297
ISSN
0022-5347
Published In/Presented At
York, J. P., & Drago, J. R. (1985). Torsion and the contralateral testicle. The Journal of urology, 133(2), 294–297. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)48926-9
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3968757
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article