Perinatal Testicular Torsion: A Case Report

Year 2015, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 0 - 0, 27.02.2015

Dilek Sarıcı Mustafa Ali Akın Ali Yıkılmaz Ghaniya Daar , Selim Kurtoğlu , Serdar Ümit Sarıcı

Abstract

Perinatal testis torsion is a rarely seen clinical entity occuring in the intrauterine period or in the first 30 days of life. Urgent evaluation, prompt consultation if necessary and proper treatment arrangements are necessary for a good outcome in case of perinatal testis torsion. We reported a very rare case of perinatal testicular torsion as it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of crying and restless newborns.  

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