title: A newborn with antenatal testis tortion.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma Çakmak
authors.initials: FÇ
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aygün
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuğba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ayçiçek
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Alper
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aykanat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayyıldız
keywords: Antenatal testis tortion; newborn; orchiectomy