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A newborn with antenatal testis tortion
Fatma Çakmak Çelik1, Canan Aygün1, Tuğba Ayçiçek1
1Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
Abstract:
Testis tortion in the newborn (especially antenatal testis tortion) is observed very rarely and constitutes 10-12% of childhood testis tortions. In testis tortion, firm and painless testicular tissue is palpated on physical examination. Doppler ultrasonography is a sensitive method in the diagnosis. In cases of neonatal testis tortion, the testis can be saved with appropriate surgical exploration in only 0-5% of the cases. Here, a newborn with antenatal testis tortion who underwent orchiectomy in the first day of life was presented.
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