Procedimiento

Se administra anestesia general para que el paciente quede profundamente dormido y no sienta dolor. Se realiza una incisión en el escroto, se desenrolla el testículo y se coloca una sutura reabsorbible para que el testículo no gire de nuevo. El testículo no afectado también se asegura con sutura, puesto que el problema tiende a ocurrir en ambos lados y el testículo sano se encuentra en alto riesgo de presentar una torsión posteriormente.

Fecha de revisión: 6/13/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Neil D. Sherman, MD, Urologist, Essex County, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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