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Department of Urology and Andrology, Sexual Health Laboratory, CHU Ibn Rochd, FMPC, Casablanca, Morocco

Publications

• Research Article   
  Clinical and Immunological Study of 21 Patients after Spermatic Cord Torsion
  Author(s): Youness Chakir*, Yassine Berni, Amine Moataz, Mohamed Dakir, Adil Debbagh and Rachid Aboutaieb
  
  Spermatic Cord Torsion (SCT) is a urological emergency affecting in most cases adolescents and young adults. It is a rotation of the spermatic cord around its axis. The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical and immunological course of a series of patients operated on for spermatic cord torsion and to discuss the results. All the cases included in the study had a spermatic cord torsion confirmed surgically, and who agreed to have a spermogram and antiseminal antibody test after three months to one year of surgery. The cases included in this study were adolescent patients aged 14-19 years and young adults (20-40 years) with operated SCT. After 3 months to 1 year, 21 patients were followed by echo Doppler (13 cases) and spermogram with antispermatozoid antibodies (21 cases). Thus, after orchidopexy, the majority of patients operated on within 6 hours had a normal spermogram wi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0250.22.11.259

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