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An online multiple-choice questionnaire comprising 10 questions was distributed to paediatric surgeons and urologists. There were a total of 99 questionnaires distributed to representatives from 39 paediatric surgery and urology departments in Poland. The majority of participants agreed on fixation of the torsed testicle (98%). Use of sutures was reported by 95% of surgeons: absorbable by 48%, non-absorbable by 42%, and 4% using both. There was no consensus on the number of sutures. The contralateral testicle was always fixed by 69%, with 28% fixing it only in case of necrosis and amputation of the torsed testicle, and the remaining 2% never fixing the contralateral side. In case of negative scrotal exploration, 18% of surgeons would still fix the testis. The recurrence of torsion after prior fixation was identified by eight of the participants. The most commonly reported primarily used technique was absorbable sutures. 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