Ipsilateral testicular necrosis and atrophy after 1,080-degree torsion of the spermatic cord in rats Necrose e atrofia do testículo ipsilateral após torção de 1080 graus do cordão espermático em ratos

PURPOSE: To assess the incidence of testicular necrosis/atrophy immediately after 1 to 4 hours of 1,080-degree torsion of the spermatic cord, and 60 days after detorsion of the spermatic cord. METHODS: 42 rats were divided in 7 groups. Except for the control group, surgical torsion of the right sper...

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Main Authors: Frederico Ramalho Romero, Regina Paula Xavier Gomes, Fernando Lorenzini, Thomas Rolf Erdmann, Renato Tambara Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2009-04-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502009000200008