TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Male Genital Problems A1 - Budhram, Gavin A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Fitch, Michael T. A2 - Joing, Scott A. A2 - Wang, Vincent J. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e AB - Testicular torsion results from abnormal fixation of the testis within the tunica vaginalis, allowing the testis to twist. It exhibits a bimodal age distribution, peaking in the perinatal period and during puberty but may occur at any age. Although sometimes associated with trauma, torsion usually occurs in the absence of any preceding event. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143141029 ER -