How is tx of testicular torsions?

➢ Immediate (within 6 hours) treatment by surgically untwisting and suturing the cord in place to prevent future torsion prevents infarction and loss of function ➢ Sometimes only the little appendix testis undergoes torsion, producing acute pain ➢ To prevent the catastrophic occurrence of torsion in the contralateral testis, the unaffected testis typically is surgically fixed within the scrotum