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Reperfusion injury after detorsion of unilateral testicular torsion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8171761     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Reperfusion injury has been well documented in organs other than testis. An experimental study was conducted to investigate reperfusion injury in testes via the biochemical changes after unilateral testicular torsion and detorsion. As unilateral testicular torsion and varicocele have been shown to affect contralateral testicular blood flow, reperfusion injury was studied in both testes. Given that testicular blood flow does not return after 720 degrees testicular torsion lasting more than 3 h, the present study was conducted after 1 and 2 h of 720 degrees torsion. Adult male albino rats were divided into seven groups each containing ten rats. One group served to determine the basal values of biochemical parameters, two groups were subjected to 1 and 2 h of unilateral testicular torsion respectively, two groups were subjected to detorsion following 1 and 2 h of torsion respectively, and two groups underwent sham operations as a control. Levels of lactic acid, hypoxanthine and lipid peroxidation products were determined in testicular tissues. Values of these three parameters obtained from the sham operation control groups did not differ significantly from basal values (P > 0.05). All three parameters were increased significantly in both ipsilateral and contralateral testes after unilateral testicular torsion when compared with basal values (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively). Detorsion caused significant changes in lipid peroxidation products levels in ipsilateral but not in contralateral testes when compared with values obtained after torsion (P < 0.01 and P > 0.05, respectively). It is concluded that ipsilateral testicular torsion causes a decrease in perfusion not only in the ipsilateral but also in the contralateral testis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
F M Akgür; K Kilinç; T Aktuğ
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Urological research     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0300-5623     ISO Abbreviation:  Urol. Res.     Publication Date:  1993  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-06-01     Completed Date:  1994-06-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0364311     Medline TA:  Urol Res     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  395-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University, Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Hypoxanthine
Hypoxanthines / metabolism
Lactates / metabolism
Lactic Acid
Male
Rats
Reperfusion Injury / etiology,  metabolism,  therapy*
Spermatic Cord Torsion / complications*,  therapy
Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / metabolism
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hypoxanthines; 0/Lactates; 0/Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; 50-21-5/Lactic Acid; 68-94-0/Hypoxanthine

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