Sudden Right Scrotal Pain in Surgery — 10yo Child | Pediatric Surgery | SMLE Q#11156
SMLE Question #11156
Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Objective: OBJ-1758
Last updated: February 2026
A 10-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with sudden right scrotal pain and swelling for 24 hours that started while playing. He has no trauma, dysuria, or urethral discharge. Examination shows a swollen, erythematous, very tender right hemiscrotum; the right testis is high-riding with a horizontal lie, and the cremasteric reflex is absent on the right. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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