Clinical Study
Spermatic Cord Knot: A Clinical Finding in Patients with Spermatic Cord Torsion
Table 2
Clinical and operative findings of patients with spermatic cord torsion.
| | Right sided torsion
| Left sided torsion
| (%) |
| Pre-op clinical knot sign positive | 18 | 22 | 40 (87) | Positive intraoperative sign | 21 | 25 | 46 (100) | Degree of rotation | | | | 180 | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | 360 | 4 | 8 | 12 (26) | >360 | 17 | 16 | 33 (72) | Salvage of testicle | 20 | 22 | 42 (91) | Orchiectomy | 1 | 3 | 4 (9) |
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