title: Torsion of the testis in the newborn.
abstract: A series of 12 patients with torsion of the testis in the newborn is reported. In all patients the torsion occurred above the investment of the tunica vaginalis. Torsion occurred on the right side in six patients, on the left side in five, and was bilateral in one. The clinical features, operative findings and treatment are described
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009626:Terminology as Topic