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Table 1 Data and results summarized

From: Ultrasound findings to predict failure of conservative treatment in the appendix testis torsion

 

Group I ( n  = 415)

Group II ( n  = 48)

p -value

Mean age a (years)

10.2 ± 2.4

10.6 ± 2.1

0.25

Mean hydatid dimension a (mm)

6.3 ± 2.4

8.0 ± 6.2

0.09

Associate epididymitis

114 (27.5%)

20 (41.3%)

0.03

Associate hydrocele

139 (33.4%)

22 (45.8%)

0.03

Associated epididymitis and hydrocele

65 (15.6%)

14 (29.2%)

0.02

Therapeutic delay a , b (days)

1.7 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 1.0

0.92

  1. aData presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. bDays between begging of symptoms and the start of NSAIDs