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Revista Cubana de Pediatría

versión On-line ISSN 1561-3119

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QUINTERO DELGADO, Zoe et al. Clinical Practice Guidelines on Acute Scrotum Syndrome. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2022, vol.94, n.2  Epub 01-Jun-2022. ISSN 1561-3119.

Acute scrotum syndrome is a surgical emergency, which if an adequate evolution is not made and there are delays in the diagnosis, the patient can have irreversible damage in the testicular viability. The Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute scrotum syndrome is presented with the aim of updating the subject and providing a care and teaching instrument in the pediatric surgery services of the country. Several diseases can be the cause of the onset of acute scrotum syndrome, including testicular torsion, testicular hydatid torsion, and orchiepididymitis. The fundamental symptom is testicular pain and usually requires surgical treatment. The timely treatment of these patients avoids complications such as the need for orchiectomy, sterility, and that way the patient is more quickly reincorporated into his social activity.

Palabras clave : acute scrotum syndrome; testicular torsion; testicular hydatids; orchiepididymitis.

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