Torsion of Undescended Testis in a 14-Month-Old Child Refusing to Bear Weight

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" Torsion of Undescended Testis in a 14-Month-Old Child Refusing to Bear Weight "
Knight, Ryan M; Cuenca, Peter J

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	934213
Doc. No	:	LA4xn385mp
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Knight, Ryan M; Cuenca, Peter J
Title & Author	:	Torsion of Undescended Testis in a 14-Month-Old Child Refusing to Bear Weight [Article]\ Knight, Ryan M; Cuenca, Peter J
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	12/4
Date	:	2011
Abstract	:	In this report, we discuss a case of a 14-month-old male presenting in the emergency department refusal to bear weight on his left leg. Plain radiographic studies revealed no evidence of effusion, fracture, or dislocation. Laboratory studies were significant for an elevated white blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein. Further studies included unremarkable ultrasound of the left hip and normal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of both hips. An incidental finding on MRI was a left inguinal mass concerning an incarcerated hernia. Ultrasound of this demonstrated a left undescended testis within the inguinal canal and possible incarcerated paratesticular inguinal hernia. The final pathologic diagnosis of a torsed gangrenous left testicle the inguinal canal was confirmed during surgery. [West J Emerg Med. 2011;12(4):515–519.]