Climatic Conditions and the Risk of Testicular Torsion in Adolescent Males

Abstract

An increased incidence of testicular torsion is seen with decreasing atmospheric temperature and humidity, suggesting a possible etiological role.

Lycopene, an Antioxidant Carotenoid, Attenuates Testicular Injury Caused by Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats

“…Testicular torsion is a urological syndrome caused mainly by a twist in the spermatic cord has been implicated in testicular injury and infertility (Williamson 1977). Testicular torsion has a prevalence of approximately 1 case per 125 males (Srinivasan et al 2007). This syndrome often leads to infertility of the ipsilateral (IL) (torted) and contralateral (CL) (not torted) testis, an outcome that makes surgical intervention mandatory (Filho et al 2004).…”

Testicular torsion and weather conditions: analysis of 21,289 cases in Brazil

“…patients evaluated (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15). Different conclusions were drawn from these studies regarding the validity of the hyperactive cremasteric reflex theory.…”

NLRP3 Inflammasome Involvement in the Organ Damage and Impaired Spermatogenesis Induced by Testicular Ischemia and Reperfusion in Mice

“…of testicular damage following the torsion and detorsion processes (Lysiak et al, 2000;Nadiri et al, 2006;Srinivasan et al, 2007;Minutoli et al, 2009Minutoli et al, , 2012, which have been considered similar to ischemia-reperfusion injuries observed in different organs (Eltzschig and Eckle, 2011).…”

“…This pathologic cascade is responsible for the testicular atrophy and impaired spermatogenesis observed at a later stage (Filho et al, 2004;Antonuccio et al, 2006;Nadiri et al, 2006;Srinivasan et al, 2007;Minutoli et al, 2009Minutoli et al, , 2012. Even if the importance of early events is well recognized, the late phase of TI/R is crucial from a clinical point of view as the testis morphology and function could be severely impaired (Altavilla et al, 2012;Cvetkovic et al, 2015).…”