Color Doppler ultrasound in newborn testis torsion.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the usefulness of color Doppler ultrasound in evaluating the newborn with suspected antenatal testis torsion.


METHODS
Nine newborns with 10 antenatally torsed testes were examined using color Doppler and gray-scale ultrasound.


RESULTS
Each examination revealed lack of intratesticular blood flow on the affected side and normal flow within the contralateral testis. In addition, gray-scale sonographic architecture of the affected testes appeared to reflect the duration of in utero torsion.


CONCLUSIONS
Color Doppler sonography accurately assesses intratesticular blood flow in newborns with antenatal testis torsion and offers interesting details.
Cartwright
P C
PC
Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
Snow
B W
BW
Reid
B S
BS
Shultz
P K
PK
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color