Dr Bush realized the anxiety some boys and teens develop from having a single testicle, and pioneered this modification of the standard operation so that affected teens and young adults would awaken from surgery with a normal cosmetic appearance. Dr Bush and Dr Snodgrass advocate placing a testicular prosthesis at the same time that a testis injured by torsion is removed.
Initial results for combined orchiectomy and prosthesis exchange for unsalvageable testicular torsion in adolescents: description of intravaginal prosthesis placement at orchiectomy.