Arslan, SerkanAzizoğlu, MustafaKamçı, Tahsin OnatAydoğdu, BahattinOkur, M.HanifiBasuguy, ErolÖnen, Abdurrahman2024-04-242024-04-242023Arslan, S., Azizoğlu, M., Kamçı, T. O., Aydoğdu, B., Okur, M.H., Basuguy, E. ve diğerleri. (2023). The value of hematological inflammatory parameters in the differential diagnosis of testicular torsion and epididymo-orchitis in children. Experimental Biomedical Research, 6(3), 212-217.2618-6454https://doi.org/10.30714/j-ebr.2023.185https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1188072https://hdl.handle.net/11468/28599Aim: To investigate the value of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in differentiating acute scrotal conditions. Methods: A total of 60 patients, including 30 epididymo-orchitis and 30 testicular torsions, diagnosed and treated in our clinic between January 1, 2010 and December 2022, were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups; group 1 (testicular torsion = TT) and Group 2 (epididymo-orchitis = EO). The age, diagnosis, and hemogram parameters of the patients were evaluated. Results: Both Group 1 and Group 2 consisted of 30 patients each. The mean ages of group 1 and 2 were 13.7, and 11.2 years, respectively (p>0.05). When compared to the group 2, NLR was higher in the group 2 (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of PLR value (p >0.05). ROC analysis was performed for NLR. According to the ROC analysis; at a cut-off value of 2.92, the sensitivity was 51% and the specificity was 87%, AUC (0.79; CI: 0.694 - 0.896). Conclusion: TT and EO can be diagnosed using inflammatory markers such as NLR. However, additional prospective studies are needed.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle63212217118807210.30714/j-ebr.2023.185