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Twisting of the testis on its cord causes intense ischaemic pain localized in the testis. Usually there is localized tenderness and vomiting (which may be the sole presenting feature) but no significant swelling. These patients require urgent surgery to salvage the testis and must be transferred immediately to hospital.
Greaves et al. (eds), Emergency care: a textbook for paramedics (1997)
For those interested in words, and where they come from: ischemia, or ischaemia, was introduced into medical language by the German physician, scholar, and politician, Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902).
S. B. Nuland, How we die (1994)
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