Prague Med. Rep. 2023, 124, 255-264

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2023.20

The Role of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics in Distinguishing Testicular Torsion from Torsion of the Appendix Testis: A Single-center Retrospective Study

Zlatan Zvizdic1, Amila Aganovic2, Emir Milisic1, Asmir Jonuzi1, Denisa Zvizdic3, Semir Vranic4

1Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2Ingolstadt Hospital, Ingolstadt, Germany
3Eye Clinic, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Received September 13, 2022
Accepted August 17, 2023

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