title: [Intravaginal perinatal torsion of the spermatic cord].
abstract: Spermatic cord torsion is an urologic emergency that requires urgent evaluation and possibly emergency surgical management. In a neonate it occurs during testicular descent and is usually due to an extravaginal torsion, where the testis and sperinatic cord twist. We present a case of intravaginal testicular torsion in a neonate. In this situation, as the anomalous implant of the tunica vaginalis can occur bilaterally, it is important to fix the contralateral testis in order to prevent late torsion of this gonad.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP, SP.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tucci
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Beduschi