[Pathogenesis of testicular atrophy in spermatic cord torsion in childhood].

Results of experiments (in 123 immature male rats) and clinical investigations (in 22 children) have shown that changes in a testicle resulting from torsions of the spermatic cord are dependent not only on the time from the moment of torsion and its degree, but also on a disturbance of the hemato-testicular barrier and a developing auto-immune process in the operated testicle.