Is There A Correlation Between Testicular Torsion in Children and the Climate Factors?

Abstract

Introduction: Although the diagnosis and treatment of testicular torsion has been standardized today, its etiology is still controversial. There are various opinions regarding the challenges and risk factors of testicular torsion. Of these views, the seasons and climates are controversial on testicular torsion. In our study, we have aimed to understand whether climatic factors such as air temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure change during the development of testicular torsion in our study. Methods: Patients aged 0–18 years who were diagnosed with testicular torsion who were operated on between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2019 in Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital were included in the study. While evaluating the study data, the conformity of the parameters to the normal distribution was evaluated with the Shapiro–Wilks test, and the comparison of the quantitative data showing normal distribution as well as descriptive statistical methods was evaluated with the Paired Samples t-test. Results: A total of 200 children were operated for testicular torsion. 27% of the children were diagnosed with testicular torsion in spring, 20.5% in summer, 27% in autumn, and 25.5% in winter. There is no statistically significant difference between the air temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure values on the day of admission to the hospital and the values of the 3 days and monthly average before the admission. Discussion and Conclusion: Although there are contradictory publications on the development of testicular torsion on climatic factors and seasons, it is thought that the change in meteorological data is not a risk factor for the development of testicular torsion.