• Annalise R Littman, Karmon M Janssen, Li Tong, Hang Wu, May D Wang, Emily Blum, and Andrew J Kirsch.
• From the Department of Urology, Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
• Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Feb 1; 37 (2): 123125123-125.

ObjectivesTo determine if boys with acute testicular torsion, a surgical emergency requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment to optimize salvage of the testicle, delayed presentation to a medical facility and experienced an extended duration of symptoms (DoS), and secondarily, a higher rate of orchiectomy, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.MethodsSingle-center, descriptive retrospective chart review of boys presenting with acute testicular torsion from March 15, to May 4, 2020 ("during COVID-19" or group 2), as well as for the same time window in the 5-year period from 2015 to 2019 ("pre-COVID-19" or group 1).ResultsA total of 78 boys met inclusion criteria, group 1 (n = 57) and group 2 (n = 21). The mean age was 12.86 ± 2.63 (group 1) and 12.86 ± 2.13 (group 2). Mean DoS before presentation at a medical facility was 23.2 ± 35.0 hours in group 1 compared with 21.3 ± 29.7 hours in group 2 (P < 0.37). When DoS was broken down into acute (<24 hours) versus delayed (≥24 hours), 41 (71.9%) of 57 boys in group 1 and 16 (76.2%) of 21 boys in group 2 presented within less than 24 hours of symptom onset (P < 0.78). There was no difference in rate of orchiectomy between group 1 and group 2 (44.7% vs 25%, P < 0.17), respectively.ConclusionsBoys with acute testicular torsion in our catchment area did not delay presentation to a medical facility from March 15, to May 4, 2020, and did not subsequently undergo a higher rate of orchiectomy.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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