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| Year : 1986 | Volume
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Seasonal variation in the occurrence of testicular torsion at Chandigarh, India.
GC Malakindiah, RK Jindal, S Vaidyanathan
Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Correspondence Address:
G C Malakindiah
Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
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Retrospective analysis of patients operated upon for testicular torsion during 1979-84 by Hewitt rank sum criterion of seasonality showed an incraesed occurrence of testicular torsion during October to March (rank sum: 50.5; p less than 0.05). Cases of testicular tumors admitted during the same period served as the control group for analysis by Chi square test which revealed a significantly higher incidence of testicular torsion during the six month period of October to March (X2=9.914; df=1, p less than 0.05), thus providing evidence to the hypothesis that one cause of testicular torsion is contraction of cremaster muscle when subjected to a stimulus such as sudden cold. Study of the influence of environmental factors upon urological diseases is likely to provide valuable information regarding possible etiology, biological properties of disease and prognosis. |
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