Torsion of the Spermatic Cord

TORSION of the spermatic cord resulted in loss of the involved testis in approximately 75 per cent of cases reviewed in the literature by Riba and Schmidlapp.1 Indifference on the part of the physician causes such a loss. With early diagnosis and surgical correction, potentially all involved testes could be saved. These facts have prompted us to review the cases treated at the Veterans Administration Hospital, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.The condition is uncommon, occurring in 9 of 40,000 patients admitted to this hospital from 1946 through 1952. The average age of the patients was twenty-two years.Etiology and PathologyEmbryologically, . . .