Testicular torsion: report of 12 patients]

12 cases of testicular torsion were stadieded. It is helpful to get diagnosis for early testicular torsion using radionuclide testicular imaging, B-ultrasound and color Doppler flow imaging. A peculiar type of testicular torsion was unilateral defect of radionuclide distribution. The causes, diagnoses and treatments of testicular torsion were discussed in detail.