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Acute scrotum refers to acute scrotal pain with or without swelling and erythema. Acute scrotum should always be treated as an emergency and prompt differentiation between testicular torsion and other causes is critical. The clinical features, diagnosis and aspects of management are discussed.
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Al-Salem, A.H. (2020). Acute Scrotum. In: Atlas of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29211-9_17
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