Trauma & Others(구연) (NP-072) 17년간의 비뇨의학과 의원에서의 경험을 바탕으로 한 급성 음낭 통증의 임상 양상 분석 전북대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실, 1김종성 비뇨의학과 의원 신유섭, 김종성¹, 김지용, 유재형, 김명기, 정영범, 박종관, 김형진, 김영곤 Purpose: To evaluate the clinical features of acute scrotum in children and adolescents who visit a primary care urology clinic. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with acute scrotal pain aged <18 years who visited our primary care urology clinic in a 17 year period. They included demographic data like patient age, race, affected side, physical findings, pain duration, results of scrotal ultrasound. Results: A total of 273 patients were included in our study. Appendix torsion was diagnosed in 64.6% patients. Appendix torsion was most common entity. Epididymitis was diagnosed in 23.0% of patients and it was the second common entity. Testicular torsion was diagnosed in 10 patients and 4 patients required orchiectomy. Conclusion: Appendix torsion is a predominantly frequent cause of acute scrotum in childhood and adolescence. keywords : Acute scrotum, Appendix torsion, Clinical features